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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEncroachment AgreementSEMINOLE — Endevco Iola Lateral LID # 14— Tract # BR -8 and BR -8.1 — (DB #1365) STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT This Encroachment Agreement ( "Agreement ") is made and entered into by and between Seminole Pipeline Company, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as "COMPANY "), whose address is c/o Land Department, P.O. Box 4324, Houston, Texas 77210 -4324, and Creek Meadows Partners, L.P. (hereinafter referred to as "LANDOWNER "), whose address is 230 Southwest Parkway East, College Station, Texas, 77840, the Grantee. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, COMPANY is the owner of a certain pipeline and appurtenances (hereinafter referred to as "Facilities" or "Pipeline ") and the right to future Facilities by virtue of a Right of Way and Easement document(s) covering a tract of land as described in the following instrument: That certain Grant of Easement from Vonnie Ray Vance dated December 29, 1981, and filed for record February 3, 1982 under Volume 508, Page 709 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas; and That certain Grant of Easement from VRV Partners, a Texas general partnership dated August 26, 1996 and filed for record September 20, 1996 under Volume 2690, Page 165 in County Clerk's office of Brazos County, Texas; and That certain Supplemental Right -of -Way Easement from VRV Partners, a general partnership dated January 6, 1997 and filed for record January 7, 1997 under County Clerk's File No. 621152 of Brazos County, Texas; (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Easement "); and WHEREAS, LANDOWNER has represented to COMPANY that it owns certain tracts of land located in Brazos County, Texas and more particularly described as follows: Being two tracts of and aggregating 267.043 acres of land, more or less, and being situated in the Jesse Bledsoe Survey, A -71 and the Samuel Davidson League, A -13, Brazos County, Texas, and being further described as Tracts One & Two in that certain Special Warranty Deed with Vendor's Lien from VRV Partners to Creek Meadows Partners, L.P. dated December 15, 2005 and filed for record December 19, 2005 under Document No. 00912189, Volume 7068, Page 220 of the Official Public Records of Brazos County, Texas; and WHEREAS, LANDOWNER desires to construct one (1) two -lane six -inch (6 ") thick concrete driveway over and across COMPANY'S Pipeline(s) and one (1) eighteen -inch (18 ") RCP storm sewer culvert paralleling the COMPANY'S Pipeline(s), all of which will encroach on the Easement (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Encroachment "); and WHEREAS, COMPANY and LANDOWNER agree that the existence of the Encroachment: (a) conflicts with the purpose and character of the Easement; and (b) interferes with and obstructs COMPANY'S rights, obligations, and abilities to operate, maintain, replace, and access the Pipeline(s); and WHEREAS, LANDOWNER desires to obtain COMPANY'S consent to encroach on the Easement and Pipeline; and WHEREAS, COMPANY, under the terms hereinafter stated, is willing to permit the Encroachment. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, COMPANY hereby agrees to accommodate the Encroachment subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. Construction Parameters: Construction activity of any kind, including, but not limited to, equipment movement, materials storage, boring, and digging that take place within the Easement will require 48 hours prior notice to Texas One -Call at (800) 344 -8377. A COMPANY representative must be present during any of the aforementioned construction activities. The presence of COMPANY'S representative will not relieve LANDOWNER of any liability under this Agreement. The following language must be conspicuously displayed on all drawings depicting the Pipeline(s): WARNING! HIGH PRESSURE PIPELINE(S) Excavation and /or Construction Prohibited without Prior Written Permission From Seminole Pipeline Company 2. Construction Parameters (continued): No equipment will be allowed to work over COMPANY'S Pipeline(s), unless approved by COMPANY'S representative. Excavators must work/dig parallel to COMPANY'S Pipeline(s), and the buckets must have barred teeth. Any excavation within two feet (2') of COMPANY'S Pipeline(s) will be done by hand. Bores and directional drills installed within ten feet (10') of COMPANY'S Pipeline(s) and Facilities require physical verification of Pipeline location(s) prior to commencement of any work. All crossings of COMPANY'S Pipeline(s) will be constructed as close to ninety (90) degrees as possible to COMPANY'S Pipeline(s), but not less than forty -five (45) degrees. A minimum of four feet (4') of cover and a maximum of eight feet (8') of cover must be maintained over COMPANY'S Pipeline(s). 3. Paved Driveway Surface(s): LANDOWNER will maintain a minimum of four and one - half feet (4.5') of cover between the top of COMPANY'S Pipeline(s) and the top of the one (1) two -lane driveway surface(s). Creek Meadows S/D — Road Xing — College Station Page 2 of 6 4. Culvert: LANDOWNER will maintain a minimum of ten feet (10') of horizontal clearance and a minimum of two feet (2') of vertical clearance between the COMPANY'S Pipeline(s) and the one (1) eighteen -inch RCP storm sewer culvert. 5. Wherever LANDOWNER will cross COMPANY'S Pipeline(s) and /or Easement with heavy equipment, LANDOWNER will place matting or other suitable material over the Pipeline(s) /Easement as determined by COMPANY'S representative in the field. 6. Excavated material will not be placed over COMPANY'S Pipeline(s). LANDOWNER agrees to clean up and repair all damages to COMPANY'S Easement resulting from the work on or across COMPANY'S Easement. Any and all damage repairs and cleanup of COMPANY'S Easement will be subject to COMPANY'S acceptance. 7. Large landscaping is not permitted on COMPANY'S Easement, including, but not limited to, trees, shrubs, and large landscaping with a mature untrimmed height greater than thirty -six inches (36 "). Fences, utility poles, light poles, buildings, houses, barns, garages, patios, swimming pools, additional reinforced concrete slabs, or other permanent structures are not permitted on COMPANY'S Easement. 8. Within 120 days of the completion of construction of the crossing of COMPANY'S Pipeline(s) /Easement, LANDOWNER will provide to COMPANY at the above address a reproducible as -built drawing of the crossing, which will include a distance of twenty -five feet (25') on each side of said crossing along with the depiction of elevations. 9. LANDOWNER will indemnify, save, hold harmless, and at COMPANY'S option, defend COMPANY, its parent and affiliated companies and their directors, officers, employees, and agents of each such company from any and all claims, demands, costs (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' and expert witnesses' fees and court costs), expenses, losses, causes of action (whether at law or in equity), fines, civil penalties, and administrative proceedings for injury or death to persons or damage or Toss of property, real or personal, environmental damages, or other business losses, including those made or incurred by COMPANY of its parent or affiliated companies and their directors, officers, employees, and agents of each such company, or third parties, or governmental agencies in any way arising from or connected with the existence, construction, operation, maintenance, relocation, or removal of the Encroachment, except those arising from COMPANY'S sole negligence. 10. In the event that the existence, construction, operation, maintenance, relocation, or removal of the Encroachment causes COMPANY to incur any cost that in any manner relates to COMPANY'S operation, maintenance, removal, repair, replacement, protection, construction, alteration, relocation, changing the size of, addition to and /or inspection of the Pipeline(s), or the cleanup or handling of any spills of petroleum products, LANDOWNER, its successors or assigns, agrees to reimburse COMPANY for any and all such costs that would not have been incurred but for the existence of the Encroachment. LANDOWNER hereby agrees that COMPANY will not be held liable for any damages to the Encroachment arising from COMPANY'S operation, maintenance, removal, repair, replacement, protection, construction, alteration, relocation, changing the size of, addition to and /or inspection of the Pipeline(s). Creek Meadows S/D — Road Xing — College Station Page 3 of 6 below. 11. COMPANY and LANDOWNER agree that the existence of the Encroachment does not constitute a waiver of COMPANY'S express rights under the aforesaid Easement or any other rights which may be implied by law or equity. 12. Except as herein provided, LANDOWNER will not at any time erect, construct, or create any additional buildings, improvements, structures, or obstructions of any kind, including, but not limited to, fences, water wells, and septic systems either on, above, or below the surface of the Easement, or change the grade thereof, or cause or permit these things to be done by others, without the express prior written permission of COMPANY. This Agreement is limited to the one (1) two -lane six -inch (6 ") thick concrete driveway over and across COMPANY'S Pipeline(s) and the one (1) eighteen -inch (18 ") RCP storm sewer culvert paralleling COMPANY'S Pipeline(s), and all future encroachments require COMPANY'S review and consent. 13. In the event that LANDOWNER breaches any of the terms, covenants, or provisions of this Agreement, and COMPANY commences litigation to enforce any provisions of this Agreement and prevails, the cost of attorneys' fees and the attendant expenses will be payable to COMPANY by LANDOWNER upon demand. 14. The terms and conditions of this Agreement will constitute covenants running with the land and will be binding upon and inure to the benefits of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands on the day and year (COMPANY) SEMINOLE PIPELINE COMPANY By: Date: 11 2_5 -f I (LANDOWNER) CREEK ME OWS P RTNERS, L.P. By: /ly Name: fOL- Kyle L. Webster Agent and Attorney -in -Fact al &km, Title: / Creek Meadows S/D — Road Xing — College Station Page 4 of 6 Date: N al/twirl f /II 3 J Creek Meadows S/D — Road Xing — College Station Page 5 of 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS This instrument was acknowledged before me on this " 1-5 64N day of jAgej , 2009 by Kyle L. Webster, Agent and Attorney -in -Fact for Seminole Pipeline Company on behalf of said corporation, as authorized by its Board of Directors. (seal) My Commission Expires: `1(L STATE OF - kW COUNTY OF 6rAlo+ This instrum nt was acknowledged before me on this /'1 day of NGyUh' hP1 , 2009 by I'M &kW for Creek Meadows Partners, L.P., on behalf of said limited partnership. �:R!:; , ZAHRA YOUSSEFI (si Notary Public, State of Texas My Commission Expires February 10, 2013 My Commission Expires: Ff t'rorvA l /(/ Prepared By /Return To: EPCO, Inc. c/o R. E. Curry - Land Department P.O. Box 4324 Houston, Texas 77210 -4324 Notary Public Mt trr i��� i p � � Pte Notary Public Creek Meadows S/D — Road Xing — College Station Page 6 of 6