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Voices: Helping Clients With Natural-Gas Reserves on Their Property

The likelihood of actual drilling and the royalty rate offered are two factors to consider in weighing a leasing offer from an energy company

Lawrence J. DeFluri is managing partner of SevenBridge Financial Group in Harrisburg, Pa. Voices is an occasional feature of edited excerpts in which wealth managers address issues of interest to the advisory community.

In regions including Pennsylvania, where my firm is based, some families have learned that they have natural-gas reserves on their property. As a result, individuals come to me for guidance when an energy company approaches them about leasing part of their property for future drilling. This is often a...

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