# Easement compensation in Ward County

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/easement-compensation-in-ward-county/51413
**Category:** Ward County, TX
**Created:** [September 23, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/easement-compensation-in-ward-county/51413 "2019-09-23T15:05:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Bill\_Colbert](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/bill_colbert/32/2037_2.png) [@Bill\_Colbert](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bill_Colbert)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/easement-compensation-in-ward-county/51413/1 "2019-09-23T15:05:21Z")

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I’ve got some people wanting to run lines across our property at rate of $64 per rod for water and $20 per rod for electrical. Anyone have any idea how good a price that is? Thanks much.

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### Author: ![Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/buddy_cotten/32/5079_2.png) [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/easement-compensation-in-ward-county/51413/2 "2019-09-23T18:18:39Z")

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The key is negotiation.

Those are very modest offers. Many people here refer you to the University School Land Schedule. That is the minimum the State will accept. The right of way agent will make it sound like you are getting a fair market value by offering the printed rate on the Schedule.

You should negotiate multiples of those amounts.

Something that makes a big difference is: does the water line begin and end on your property? Likewise for the electrical line. Is the electrical line above ground?

Is the property included in a unit and does the requested easements service the unit lands?

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### Author: ![Bill\_Colbert](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/bill_colbert/32/2037_2.png) [@Bill\_Colbert](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bill_Colbert)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/easement-compensation-in-ward-county/51413/3 "2019-09-23T19:29:59Z")

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Thanks much for the guidance.

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### Author: ![Flowers](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/4bbf92/32.png) [@Flowers](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Flowers)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/easement-compensation-in-ward-county/51413/4 "2019-10-16T18:16:54Z")

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Hi Bill,

I have been advised not less than five hundred per rod depending on the size of the pipe and what the pipe is transporting.

Good luck.

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### Author: ![James\_D](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@James\_D](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/James_D)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/easement-compensation-in-ward-county/51413/5 "2020-02-12T16:33:25Z")

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Hi Flowers - Was that $500 per rod for a 10-year lease or permanent ROW? - Thanks.

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### Author: ![MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/easement-compensation-in-ward-county/51413/6 "2025-01-11T16:52:15Z")

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