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Biggest concern would be who owns the mineral and gas rights, and are those rights under a current lease with a driller/operator? When the Marcellus boom hit a few years back, the mineral and gas rights were purchased and/or leased for hundreds of thousands of acres, even those where fracking wasn't and isn't currently taking place. If some entity owns the mineral and gas rights for the property, it is possible they could come in at any time and exploit those resources, including building access roads (up to 75' wide in PA), surface structures, well pads, storage tanks, lay-down yards, etc. depending on the lease terms--especially if it includes surface rights. There are some restrictions on what can be done regarding distances to occupied dwellings and water contamination, but these are not very favorable to the land owner. Perform your due diligence.
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