General Guide
for Landowners

Here are some good resources for landowners looking for more information.

‍See also the links at the end of each written section of the Landowners Rapid Response Guide.

These are good sites for researching pipelines, eminent domain, and finding details about particular pipelines: 

Oil and Gas Watch:

https://oilandgaswatch.org/ 

Fractracker:

https://www.fractracker.org/ 

Fractracker’s map of pipelines and Congressional Districts:

https://maps.fractracker.org/latest/?appid=7f269bb503b5497c9cbc0a63989834c1

Fractracker’s state-by-state oil and gas maps:

‍https://www.fractracker.org/map/us/ 

State-by-state pipeline policies:

https://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/state-gas-pipelines-federal-and-state-responsibili.aspx

Global Energy Monitor Wiki:

https://www.gem.wiki/Main_Page 

Pipeline Fighters Hub:

https://pipelinefighters.org/ 

Other sites with useful information: 

Pipeline Safety Trust’s Landowners Guide to Pipelines:

‍https://pstrust.org/landowners-guide-to-pipelines/ 

Chester County Pipeline Information Center:

https://www.chescoplanning.org/pic/pdf/LandownersResourceGuide.pdf

Understanding and Negotiating Pipeline Easements:

‍https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-33 

Penn State Landowner Guides:

‍https://pennstatelaw.libguides.com/c.php?g=702433&p=4986236 ‍

FERC

If the pipeline on your land is a gas pipeline that crosses state lines (interstate), or a pipeline feeding an LNG terminal then the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is reviewing or permitting it. If your pipeline is under FERC purview then you must register as an intervenor. 

FERC processes and guides: 

How to Intervene:

‍https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene 

FERC online overview:

‍https://ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview 

Office of Public Participation:

‍https://www.ferc.gov/OPP 

Landowner Topics:

‍https://www.ferc.gov/landowner-topics-interest 

FERC How-to guides:

‍https://ferc.gov/how-guides