CX-Energy Creates Transparent Market Place in Marcellus Arena – Our Region’s Business

I wanted to extend my thanks and sincere appreciation to Bill Smith and the entire crew at CX-Energy for a job well done! It is clear they know what they are doing and enjoy their jobs.

My family owned a large farm in Washington County, SE of Washington, PA. The farm was left to my father and my uncle when my grandparents passed away. My sister and I inherited half of the property from our parents and became co-owners with our uncle who still lives on the property. I have fond memories of summers on the farm, but I live in Atlanta, GA, and have no plans to return to the area. Over many years we’ve paid our share of the taxes and insurance and contributed to the general upkeep of the structures. The farm produced no income and became a proverbial money pit for my sister and me. In a perfect world we wanted the farm to stay completely in the family. Unfortunately, my uncle could not afford to buy us out and we could not easily sell half of the property without completely disrupting the entire family.

I had run out of ideas when I met Bill. He took the time to listen to my problem and understand the family dynamics at play. He was ingenious and came up with some extremely creative options that we did not know existed. He helped us realize that the per acre values of the land and the mineral assets were virtually the same and helped us find a way for the two sides of the family to trade assets. In short, my uncle and his family keep their home intact and my sister and I have sold the mineral leases and no longer have the burden of the physical property. CX-Energy became a one stop shop for my family. They provided us with the real estate and legal expertise that we needed especially since we live hundreds of miles away.

I highly recommend Bill Smith and his team to anyone looking to dispose of mineral leases and/or property. Everyone was extremely helpful and were always there to answer a million crazy questions. Great work everyone!

I first met Bill Smith of CX-Energy at a local bar association function, where they were one of the vendors who rented booth space to meet local lawyers. Since I practice primarily in the field of wills and estates at this time, I was mildly interested; my associate, who practices primarily family law, has had the issue of valuing mineral interests come up several times in the past few years, so I took the time to meet Bill and find out about their services. I picked up a one-page flyer and put it with my educational materials from that session.

Mr Smith
I wanted to let you know that one of your staff basically saved my life. I have been trying to sell a piece of land in Northwest Pennsylvania for the last ten years. The property had a number of ownership/heirship issues. I have been through several real estate agents and several attorneys that only increased my frustration. I was ready to jump off the cliff. Then I randomly found your firm and Erin. She is unbelievable. Her knowledge and the way she treated me and helped me through this very complicated process is so much appreciated. When you hand out the Thanksgiving turkeys to your staff this year give Erin two. You have a great company. 

We all thank you for being so on this :0)  We really appreciate this whole process we have gone through with you.

It is so nice that there are still folks out there who care and help their clients stay informed.  You and the buyers have been paramount in this event not turning into the last fiasco we had :0)  It truly has been a pleasure in every sense of the word working with you and the crew involved…true professionals!

Thanks so much from all of us and maybe we will bump into you sometime down the road, Lord Willing!!!

Having successfully completed leasing our mineral rights in Perry Twp. Clarion County, PA., I would like to tell you how pleased I have been in dealing with your company.  Right from the beginning, I have been impressed with the service provided and the truthfulness of the people involved. There were times when it would have been much easier to sidestep certain uncomfortable questions, but that did not happen. Everyone that we have dealt with, from responding to phone calls, e-mails and an office visit has been very helpful and professional.  We experienced a title problem and CX-Energy, as well as the company you marketed the lease to, went above and beyond to work with us to clear the matter up and take the lease to a conclusion.  I can’t say enough about CX-Energy. I would not hesitate to enter into another agreement with you in the future should the opportunity become available. You have earned my confidence.  

Our ability to make educated decisions in such a large area has been such a blessing and when it came to closing the deal our agent, Erin, and the professionals at CX-Energy were fantastic and had the resources to bring things together quickly and efficiently.

I serve as the spokesperson for six family members who inherited mineral rights. At age 65, I am the youngest of the group as the others are aunts and uncles ranging in age from 85-90. I note this as the others relied upon me to find a buyer or someone to lease our mineral rights. This task became very time consuming and frustrating. I spent over 5 years responding to inquiries from various companies expressing an interest in our properties. I also joined a landowners group. I spoke with attorneys and followed several websites in hopes of moving our leases. On a particular website, I saw advertisements for CX- Energy. I read some postings about experiences with the group which were favorable. I made the initial contact and was connected with Rick Vickroy. We signed a contract with CX- Energy and Rick became our agent. My family and I will attest that CX- Energy worked diligently for us and Rick was an extremely responsive agent. An example of this was realized in how quickly Rick responded to my calls and e-mails. I cannot begin to express what a challenge it was keeping my 5 aged aunts and uncles informed of the process and finally, agreeing to a sale. Rick returned calls to me from a basketball game as well as a baseball game. I was overseas in Australia and we had conference calls. On a somewhat humorous note, I have an Uncle who was a tank commander in WWII and believes he is still in command. Rick forged a healthy relationship with him and would respond graciously to his numerous calls. CX- Energy found us what we believed was a very good option to sell one of our larger parcels. I spoke with members of our landowners group who all concurred the offer was solid. From the moment we accepted the offer, the remaining process was simply smooth and user friendly. Rick himself visited my relatives for signatures since I reside several hours away. The company that purchased our lease had what I considered a very healthy relationship with CX-Energy and dialogues moved across the two companies with ease. In closing, I would without reservation recommend CX- Energy to anyone considering the leasing or sale of mineral rights. From a distance, we relied upon Rick and CX-Energy to walk us through the process and they came through for us. I feel so strongly about their operation that I referred my best friend to Rick and he has now listed with CX-Energy.

The people at CX seemed very knowledgeable about current pricing and legal aspects of the oil and gas industry. Erin, our agent, was a pleasure to work with. She kept us informed and updated every step of the way. Thank you.

Hi Natalie. I hope all is well with you. I’d like to personally thank you for all of your hard work. Bernie now has his new tractor for the farm and we’re getting ready to have his garage built. He’s on cloud 9! Without you and your company, we wouldn’t have had this opportunity.