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Re: Letter sent to you from (MR.D.E) Berkana Energy Corp., dated Oct. 1, 2007, copy of which was
mailed to me registered mail, post marked on October 4, 2007 and received Oct.
9, 2007.
I have enclosed a copy of D,s letter with reference points
on it.
Re: paragraph 2. I stick with
my position. A rental review has
never happened. Murphy’s letter to me dated
In paragraph 2, Mr. D.E states in part
“attempts to reclaim the wellsite have been met with
opposition and access issues”. This again is erroneous.
A Murphy Oil representative came to my house
on
Please have Mr.D.E
explain in full detail the opposition he has been met with as referred to
above. Please keep in mind that the proposed meeting between Murphy Oil and me
to discuss the reclamation plans never took place.
In paragraph 2, Mr. D.E makes
mention of me returning the cheque for 3500 dollars.
Please note that I was never
granted a rental review and to expect a land owner to receive the same land
rental fee in 2012 as received in 2002 is beyond the comprehension of any
reasonably informed person. In paragraph 3 Mr. D.E implies acceptance of the
3500 dollars as agreement to this amount. With this type of attitude acceptance
of the 3500 dollars dated
In a letter dated
production from the site. Berkana’s
exact words “Considering that there will
be no oil and gas operations on the surface lease, the Pipeline has been
abandoned and the Wellhead cut and capped, Berkana is
of the opinion that $3,500.00 per year is more than adequate compensation.”
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Berkana is leasing land from me and it is very obvious that Mr D.E has no idea on real estate values. I would like to
remind Mr. D.E that I am the lesser and Berkana is
the lessee and neither Berkana nor Mr. D.E has the
right to unilaterally dictate my lease rental amount.
In paragraph 3, Mr. D.E makes
mention of past lease rental amounts. I imagine this is as clear as mud to you
as Mr. D.E has not shown or explained what he is referring to. Please have Mr. D.E provide you and me with
this information. It is very obvious to me that Mr. D.E is not well versed or acquainted
with outstanding issues surrounding the Berkana lease
on 6-21-42-3W5.
In paragraph 4, Mr. D.E
states in part “Berkana and its predecessor have
attempted to resolve the issues of reclamation without success”. This is again
more erroneous information. I have never met or in any way been in contact with
any Berkana personnel about attempting to resolve the
issues of reclamation. It is almost insulting to have to answer to a letter so
fraught with error, but I shall carry on.
In paragraph 5 Mr. D.E has
chosen to use bold font for part of the paragraph. I am not sure what Mr. D.E is
trying to say or emphasize. Please have Mr. D.E clarify. Mr. D.E also states in part
”Field Personnel have been prevented from entering the wellsite and right of way…………………”. I have never been contacted by anyone from Berkana about wanting to access the lease. I have written a
letter to Mr.D.E(copy enclosed) to try to determine
what he is referring to when he says in part “been prevented from entering…”. The letter was mailed
Mr. D.E stated in part in
Paragraph 5 “For Mr. F to imply that these issues have been “allowed to grow
rampant” and unattended is less than complete and accurate”. I never implied or
made such a statement. I said “The weeds on the lease site including Canada
thistle have been allowed to grow rampant and spread for years.” I stick to
that statement and do not in anyway accept Mr. D.E version. (you have a copy).
In paragraph 7, Mr. D.E
emphasizes the word approximate in bold font and quotation marks. It is my
observation and opinion that 8.84 km is not approx. 5km. That has about the
same meaning as an 88 year old man saying he is approx. 50 years old. For the
record, Berkana’s survey is still in error. Berkana has also failed to follow rules and regulations as
set out by the EUB in the application process.
Berkana’s letter of
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One of the many
concerns Berkana has failed to address in their
letter to you is their overdue payment of 1325 dollars for crop loss on
pipeline right of way.
Berkana’s action of not paying annual lease payment
(now overdue 7 months) until I notify them that I have changed my mind about
accepting it and agree to their unrealistic terms is nothing short of
extortion.
For the EUB to in
any way allow Berkana Energy to carry on with any
further gas/oil development before first cleaning up their mess and liabilities
left behind them would be criminal on behalf of the EUB. It is paramount the
EUB fully understand the crap and corruption that has been bestowed upon me by
the EUB and the oil/gas industry over the years. Please pass copy of this
letter to Mr. W.T, and have him acknowledge receipt of same.
Back to Mr.
D.E’s letter. Paragraph 6 states in part “Berkana is
interested in resolving these issues and is open to suggestions”. The term
“these Issues” is illusional and does not address
most of the issues I have with Berkana.
Mr. D.E makes reference in
paragraph 6 to the Surface Rights Board as a means of mediation. It is apparent
to me that Mr.D.E is not familiar with the rules of
the SRB. The SRB requires photocopies of all correspondence to and from the
operator with respect to negotiations for the current review. To reiterate for
the umpteenth time, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RENTAL REVIEW.
As mentioned earlier it is
insulting to try to answer a letter so fraught with error, but I shall carry
on.
In reference to Mr. D.E’s suggestion that Berkana is
open to any suggestion: I suggest that a completely informed and knowledgeable
person from Berkana make arrangements with me (via
letter mail) for a meeting at my home in an attempt to resolve all outstanding
issues. I have never met or spoken with any Berkana
personnel and it is my experience that Berkana has
very limited knowledge or is being intentionally ignorant of the outstanding issues
surrounding the lease on 6-21-42-3W5 and related pipeline ROW.
Please note that this letter
and all or any other correspondence between the EUB, Berkana
Energy and me will be posted on the WWW (Internet) at my discretion.
Cc: Berkana
energy
All other interested parties
Mr.
A.F
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