Dale Operating’s Barnett Shale properties were located in highly urbanized areas and involved many complex land acquisitions. To accomplish the task of leasing smaller tracts around company drill sites and obtain pipeline right-of-way through this area, it began employing and contracting a large land team that could close on these smaller and more complicated transactions.
In 2006, Dale divested its Barnett Shale assets and pipeline system and entered into a unique land service agreement under which Dale used its land expertise to continue to acquire leasehold for the buyer and help develop drillable units in the complex urban environment. Dale’s land services later expanded to portions of the Haynesville, Marcellus, and Utica Shale plays. While managing these land efforts, it developed a highly-skilled internal land team out of eight offices in Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
