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The Elexco Group offers a full range of land-related tasks from total land project management to small, one-time acquisitions. We specialize in resource land acquisition and management, pipeline and utility corridors, civic and transportation rights-of-way and easements, and document administration.

Our professional field land staff, negotiating skills and company services are effectively deployed as part of Elexco's land consulting services. Elexco offers the following:

• Fee simple acquisitions
• Acquisition of new and renewal mineral / petroleum and natural gas rights 
• Pooling and unitization negotiations for the Oil and Gas Industry
• Right-of-Way and Easements / Surface Use Acquisition (including assembly of utility corridors and pipeline routes)
• Obtaining rights of entry
• Conducting market valuations or obtaining appraisals
• Damage settlement for land use including seismic projects
• Liaising with landowners and construction contractors
• Regulatory land services before the appropriate Provincial or State Boards and/or Commissions

From our experienced employee roster, we can ensure project staffing levels commensurate with clients' timelines as well as the project size and scope. During the conduct of its field tasks, Elexco continues its "good neighbour" policy to mitigate future concerns and get the best benefit at competitive terms for the project.

Land Consulting Information Flow: 

Land Consulting Information Flow can be tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual client and client project.

Land - New Leasing
Land - Renewals
Land - Agreements
Land - Right-of-Way / Easements
Land - Facilities
Land - Permits & Settlements

Land Consulting Key Management Personnel:

Owner and President of Elexco Ltd., Jack Norman, brings many years of land and management related experience to the organization. 

Elexco's Land/Right-of-Way Manager, Dale Norman, provides land services in conjunction with Elexco In-House Legal Counsel where required, for preparation and review of various agreements.

Dale Norman has broad-based experience with Elexco in the negotiation and acquisition of petroleum and natural gas leases, gas storage lease agreements, pooling agreements, unit operation agreements, facilities agreements, easements and rights-of-way.  Dale's ability to understand and alleviate the concerns of landowners allows for the successful and expedient completion of projects.

President of Elexco Land Services, Inc. Randy Hansen, joined Elexco in 1985 and brings years of land experience to our United States clientele. Although he does not practice law, Randy brings the benefit of his law school training to ELSI clients, in addition to his management and administration background serving independent and major oil and gas exploration companies, governmental agencies, and utility companies. 

As ROW Department Head, Lynn Hall, a valuable part of the Elexco team since 1985, brings years of land experience to both petroleum and natural gas land as well as Right-of-Way acquisition.  Lynn has obtained the SR/WA designation from The International Right-of-Way Association, and manages project set-up through to completion.

As Head of Land Department for ELSI since 1994, Paul Boyce brings many years of industry knowledge and experience to the table. Starting in the oil and gas industry in 1976, Paul has also obtained numerous professional affiliations, including AAPL, MAPL, OOGA, IRWA, and MOGA. He holds a current Michigan Real Estate Agent designation as well as being a Notary Public for Michigan and Kentucky, and has retained status as a Commissioner for Oath’s in the Province of Ontario.

Land Consulting Projects and Experience:
 

Mineral Rights:

Elexco Group Land Managers direct and supervise in-house field Landmen, and are responsible for keeping our clients informed as to the progress of their projects Landmen team acquire and renew approximately 100,000 acres per year for: petroleum and natural gas gas storage  unitized or pooled mineral rights

Right-of-Way and Surface Use Acquisition:

Property management of real property including partnering with third party appraisers and environmental consultants Severances, expropriations Rights-of-Way, easements Fee simple options/acquisitions, including in-trust agreements Seismic Permitting Damage Settlements Regulatory land services

Wind Farm Development:

Acquire/Exercise Options Agreements Acquire other site-specific Surface Agreements/Easements and Rights-of-Way Coordinate survey requirements Coordinate public information mailouts 40 year title/curative Land maps

Telecommunications 1:

600 km. fiber optics 1200 + landowners Easement acquisition Title and curative Post-construction damages Project completed under budget

Telecommunications 2:

Acquisition of 67 easements for telecommunication equipment Urban and suburban siting Mix of freehold and municipal lands Negotiations, title and curative Coordination surveys and R-Plans Project completed

Telecommunications 3:

Conversion of abandoned pipeline to fibre optics transmission line 47 km Urban siting Negotiation of rights, title searching Project abandoned by client

Oil Pipeline London By-Pass:

30 km. Alternative line lists Market valuation, land assessment Value for taking Documentation Participation in public consultation process Coordination with EA study (project abandoned before acquisition)

Oil Pipeline Conversion:

220 km. 650 landowners Title Documentation Negotiation

Oil Pipeline Right-of-Way:

60 km. 57 landowners/tenants Negotiations and title Participation in public consultation process Coordinate with EA process and surveying Project completed under budget

Gas Storage Operations:

Various high pressure large diameter pipeline rights-of-way Negotiations and acquisitions Landowner committees Construction liaison

Rail Transportation:

Iron highway Locate suitable property with market valuation for trailer-train (piggy back) facility

Industrial Gases Pipelines:

Various high pressure industrial gases pipelines Urban siting Restricted access and width Many crossings

Industrial Site Assembly and Ancillary Facilities:

Identification of suitable parcels Negotiation of option to purchase 100+ acres Easements and Rights-of-Way Public Consultation Municipal liaison Land maps and electronic base mapping

Highway Interchange:

6 landowners GTA area Negotiations with principals, solicitors

County Government:

Road widening: 120 parcels; 30 owner relocates; 25 expropriations Road widening:  80 parcels; 15 owner relocates; 4 expropriations

Local Improvement:

Municipal drain widening High value residential, condominiums and golf course Acquired easements

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