Pipeline Right of Way With Grantee Selecting Course
What this document covers
The Pipeline Right of Way With Grantee Selecting Course is a legal document that allows a grantor to convey an easement to a grantee for the purpose of laying, repairing, maintaining, operating, and removing pipelines. Unlike other easement agreements, this form explicitly provides the grantee the right to select the course of the pipelines, ensuring flexibility in managing the easement for transportation of oil, gas, or other substances.
Form components explained
- Identification of the parties involved: Grantor and Grantee.
- Effective date of the easement.
- Description of the land involved in the easement.
- Rights granted to the grantee, including installation of necessary appurtenances.
- Provision for assignability of rights and binding terms on successors.
Common use cases
This form is necessary when a landowner (Grantor) wishes to allow a company or individual (Grantee) to use their property for pipeline installation and maintenance. It is particularly relevant for energy companies seeking to establish pipelines for oil, gas, or water transport while ensuring legal permissions are appropriately documented.
Who this form is for
This form is suitable for:
- Property owners granting easements for pipeline projects.
- Pipeline companies or individuals needing access rights for installation and maintenance.
- Attorneys drafting easement agreements for clients involved in oil, gas, or utility services.
Steps to complete this form
- Identify and enter the names and addresses of the Grantor and Grantee.
- Specify the effective date of the easement.
- Provide a detailed description of the lands where the easement applies.
- Outline the specific rights granted to the Grantee regarding pipeline installation and maintenance.
- Sign and date the document where indicated, ensuring it is acknowledged appropriately.
Does this form need to be notarized?
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Common mistakes to avoid
- Failing to accurately describe the property involved.
- Not including the effective date, which can lead to confusion about when rights begin.
- Overlooking the necessity for signatures and acknowledgments, which may invalidate the document.
Benefits of completing this form online
- Convenience of completing and downloading the form from your device.
- Editability allows for customization to fit specific agreements.
- Reliability with templates drafted by licensed attorneys, ensuring legal compliance.
What to keep in mind
- The form is crucial for granting pipeline easements with route selection for pipeline installation.
- Proper completion ensures clarity and legal validity.
- Users must be aware of state-specific requirements and possible notarization needs.
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FAQ
What is a Pipeline Easement? Generally, an easement is a legal interest that allows someone the right to use another's property for a certain purpose. A pipeline easement specifically gives the easement holder the right to build and maintain a pipeline on a landowner's property.
How much money should landowners get when an oil or gas pipeline crosses their land? As it stands, landowners receive a one-time payment roughly based on the length of the pipeline, with rates varying from $5 to $50 per foot or more for a Marcellus or Utica shale pipeline right-of-way agreement.
If an easement is 50 rods long, that is almost an acre. In a recent case, a pipeline company paid some owners $180 per rod and others $767 per rod for the same project.
Above-ground pipeline markers are used along the permanent right-of-way for easy recognition of the presence of underground pipelines. The markers are typically located in a line of sight manner within the rights-of-way, along streets and at road and railroad crossings.
API recommends setbacks of 50 feet from petroleum and hazardous liquids lines for new homes, businesses, and places of public assembly (API 2003). It also recommends 25 feet for garden sheds, septic tanks, and water wells and 10 feet for mailboxes and yard lights.
Pipelines can reduce property values by 5 to 40 percent by making them less attractive to potential buyers, according to local Realtors.
A right-of-way is a strip of land typically about 50 feet wide (depending on location) containing a pipeline or other utility. Many rights-of-way contain more than one underground pipeline or utility and can be wider depending on the number of infrastructure assets within.
API recommends setbacks of 50 feet from petroleum and hazardous liquids lines for new homes, businesses, and places of public assembly (API 2003). It also recommends 25 feet for garden sheds, septic tanks, and water wells and 10 feet for mailboxes and yard lights.
