AskChesapeake

Click below for a brief video from Holli Strong, the Westridge neighborhood representative.

Welcome to the Westridge neighborhood center! This page is designed to keep you up to date and informed about the natural gas production activities that will begin taking place in your area starting February 2012. Chesapeake has received permits for eight natural gas wells at the Westridge site at Bryant Irvin Road and Milburn Street, and construction and initial landscaping have already been completed. Please check this web page often for news and updates.

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Leasing Information

Do you have a lease with Chesapeake? As you may know, Chesapeake’s authorized brokers have been actively leasing in the Como, Ridglea and Sunset Heights neighborhoods. If you do not have a lease, or if your lease has expired, please contact one of our authorized brokers, listed below. They are more than happy to help you. Please contact the broker that is appropriate for your area.

·         Axia Land Services, 817-585-1172 (Ridglea North area)

·         Dale Property Services, 817-451-5353 (Como, East Libbey Avenue, Sunset Heights, Alamo Heights area)

·         Purple Land Management, 817-717-3835 (Ridglea Hills, Ridglea, Gardens of Westridge area)

All three are local companies, known and trusted lease brokers who have represented us throughout Fort Worth. Should you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to call 817-502-5000 or contact us at AskChesapeake@chk.com.

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We are committed to ensuring that our operations are as minimally intrusive to your neighborhood as possible. That’s why, as part of our Best on the Block initiative, Chesapeake has worked closely with urban landscape architects and community leaders to create a customized site plan for the Westridge location. Improvements to the site include the removal of an aging apartment complex in disrepair and the installation of attractive fencing and an access road.

As part of our commitment to the Westridge neighborhoods, during drilling operations Chesapeake has planned the following:

·         Ordinance-required sound mitigation on all four sides of this location

·         Built-for-purpose electric drilling rig to mitigate sound and emissions

·         An optimized transportation plan employing right-hand turns to and from Bryant Irvin (a commercial route); no traffic on Westridge Avenue or other neighborhood streets

·         Green completion — no flaring at this location

·         24-hour security during drilling operations

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The Westridge site holds tremendous potential. If fully developed, the site can provide a total economic impact of more than $100 million¹, including:

• $14.3 million in royalties for homes and businesses.
• $6.5 million in local and state tax revenue that helps fund schools, local police and fire departments and other important local services
• Additional lease bonus potential for area residents, schools, non-profit organizations and the City of Fort Worth

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Production Units

Chesapeake plans to drill up to six consecutive wells into five pooled drilling units during this first visit to the Westridge padsite. A pooled drilling unit is an area of contiguous acreage grouped together with adjoining leased tracts to maximize the efficiency of natural gas production in an area. Due to the large number of leases previously acquired to the west of Bryant Irvin, the Eagle, Birdie, Mulligan, Par and Tee units will be among the units first drilled. Through horizontal drilling, Chesapeake is able to maximize natural gas production in any given unit while maintaining a minimal footprint.  It is Chesapeake’s goal to realize the full potential of the Westridge development area through various drilling phases in the future.

Below is a map of the preliminary unit structure. Please note that this is not a final unit map, and the units will not be finalized until all leases have been secured and the well starts producing. However, this map will give you a general idea of the unit that your property has been placed.

 
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Questions?

If you have any questions about our plans for this site, you may call or email our Neighbor Relations department at 817-502-5000 or AskChesapeake@chk.com. We would also be happy to send representatives to your neighborhood meetings to answer your questions in person.

Please also visit the Westridge Frequently Asked Questions page.

We look forward to producing clean-burning natural gas in North Texas safely, sensitively and responsibly for the benefit of all North Texans!

 

^1.Estimate based on production for a 3.3 bcf well selling at $3/mcf with a 25% royalty.