Well I have some news! David and I formally accepted an offer this week with our company to take temporary positions up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They have two unique opportunities there and we are thankful they have asked us to each head up one (David will be HBP (Held by Production) Acquisitions and I will be Municipal Acquisitions). David will be leasing/negotiating the deep rights in 3-5 counties. In other words, there are several smaller operators up there who have drilled short wells. Dale would like to negotiate a deal with them to get the deeper minerals by offering royalties, helping with their production costs, etc. It will be a great opportunity and interesting for Dave to learn about Joint Ventures, Farmouts and Joint Operating Agreements as a result. I will be working directly with Chesapeake to help put together bids to lease the municipality and state owned lands. I am excited about that because I have done some of that here and look forward to doing more of it in a different play.
We are definitely saddened by the fact that this requires us to move to Pittsburgh temporarily. We love our family and friends and honestly, are brought to tears by the thought of leaving you all or perhaps becoming further away than we already are (Dave can attest to this...it is often). We envision this project lasting 2-3 years...so we look forward to being back in Fort Worth before too long! We will also be frequent visitors for the many celebrations this year!
We will probably start traveling back and forth in the next two-three weeks. I envision we will be up there permanently by mid February. While it is difficult, we really look forward to a few years pre-children of just Dave and I on this adventure. We pray that it will strengthen our marriage and be a time we always look back on with fond memories.
We would love to have visitors up ANYTIME! For those of you who enjoy snow, maybe sooner than later! Those after my own heart, will probably want to want until summer. ;-) We ask that you keep us in your prayers as we go through this transition & hope to talk and see you all soon!
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I can't believe you guys!!! Just kidding...kind of...you will be sooo missed!
we will miss you both more than you know.
What an exciting time for you and Dave. Speaking from experience, it's hard leaving all the family and friends but it will bring the two of you closer than ever. You will be able to spend this time discovering new places and people along with each other. I wish you both lots of luck and will be thinking of you, especially when it is snowing.
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