{"id":1466,"date":"2008-09-26T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2008-09-26T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2008-09-26T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2008-09-26T14:00:11","slug":"theres-oil-under-them-thar-runways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/09\/26\/theres-oil-under-them-thar-runways\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s Oil Under Them Thar Runways!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Satellite view of the airport, from Google Maps.\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/FW_Airport.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/tFW_Airport.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The News-Sentinel and AP are reporting that the\u00c2\u00a0Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority will be presented with a proposal to sell the mineral rights under the airport in exchange for yearly revenues approximated at $4.9 million in royalities.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From Kevin Leininger&#8217;s article, &#8220;<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news-sentinel.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/SE\/20080925\/NEWS\/809250343\">Turn oil reserves into revenue<\/span>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[&#8230;] The airport is seeking another $2.8 million in property taxes to compensate for the loss of the Kitty Hawk air-cargo operation despite a 6.5 percent increase in passenger traffic this year.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;] Given the smaller size and expected oil and gas reserves of Fort Wayne International, any mineral-rights deal would be significantly less lucrative. But the local airport&#8217;s financial needs are relatively small, too &#8211; which is why officials shouldn&#8217;t minimize the potential. Knox said it&#8217;s standard to give the property owner a 12.5 percent share in each gas well &#8211; or about $119,000 per year. If Knox can locate 80 productive wells on his hoped-for 2,000 acres, that amounts to about $4.9 million in annual royalties, plus possible bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]\u00c2\u00a0But with governments looking to tighten their belts or to generate revenues in non-conventional ways &#8211; consider the recent proposal to sell off some Fort Wayne parks property &#8211; Richardson is right: With even congressional Democrats finally acknowledging the obvious need to increase domestic drilling, it would be foolish to reject Knox&#8217;s idea without giving it every chance to work for his investors and taxpayers alike.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I wonder if anyone&#8217;s studied\/tested the ground under Harrison Square for oil?<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/p1220013.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Allegiant Air at the Fort Wayne International Airport. 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Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Market Express\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Market Express\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6441\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_kiosk009.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160655.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Scott Hinderman, Executive Director of Airports for the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority, announces the new Allegiant Air flight service between FWA and the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. This photo was taken on August 20, 2013.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5e91d52fa9c524bdd160f3ebc7fc8847' data-image-id=\"7054\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160655.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160655.jpg\" data-title=\"2013\/08\/20: Scott Hinderman\" data-description=\"Scott Hinderman, Executive Director of Airports for the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority, announces the new Allegiant Air flight service between FWA and the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. This photo was taken on August 20, 2013.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2013\/08\/20: Scott Hinderman\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2013\/08\/20: Scott Hinderman\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"7054\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160655.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160657.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Scott Hinderman, Executive Director of Airports for the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority, announces the new Allegiant Air flight service between FWA and the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. This photo was taken on August 20, 2013.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5e91d52fa9c524bdd160f3ebc7fc8847' data-image-id=\"7055\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160657.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160657.jpg\" data-title=\"2013\/08\/20: Scott Hinderman\" data-description=\"Scott Hinderman, Executive Director of Airports for the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority, announces the new Allegiant Air flight service between FWA and the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. This photo was taken on August 20, 2013.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2013\/08\/20: Scott Hinderman\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2013\/08\/20: Scott Hinderman\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"7055\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160657.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160661.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry comments on the Allegiant Air announcement on August 20, 2013.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5e91d52fa9c524bdd160f3ebc7fc8847' data-image-id=\"7056\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160661.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160661.jpg\" data-title=\"2013\/08\/20: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry comments on the Allegiant Air announcement on August 20, 2013.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2013\/08\/20: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2013\/08\/20: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"7056\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160661.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160668.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry comments on the Allegiant Air announcement on August 20, 2013.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5e91d52fa9c524bdd160f3ebc7fc8847' data-image-id=\"7057\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160668.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160668.jpg\" data-title=\"2013\/08\/20: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry comments on the Allegiant Air announcement on August 20, 2013.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2013\/08\/20: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2013\/08\/20: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"7057\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160668.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160678.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Michelle, with the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority, announces the &quot;Crazy for AZ&quot; photo contest on August 20, 2013.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5e91d52fa9c524bdd160f3ebc7fc8847' data-image-id=\"7058\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160678.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160678.jpg\" data-title=\"2013\/08\/20: Michelle\" data-description=\"Michelle, with the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority, announces the &quot;Crazy for AZ&quot; photo contest on August 20, 2013.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2013\/08\/20: Michelle\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2013\/08\/20: Michelle\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"7058\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160678.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/crazy_for_az_graphic.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"&quot;Crazy for AZ&quot; photo contest by Allegiant Air. 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Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2013\/08\/20: Crazy for AZ\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2013\/08\/20: Crazy for AZ\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"7061\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_crazy_for_az_graphic.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160683-0.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry and Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters pose for a &quot;Crazy for AZ&quot; photo on August 20, 2013.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='5e91d52fa9c524bdd160f3ebc7fc8847' data-image-id=\"7064\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/160683-0.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwa\/thumbs\/thumbs_160683-0.jpg\" data-title=\"2013\/08\/20: Mayor Tom Henry and Nelson Peters\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry and Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters pose for a &quot;Crazy for AZ&quot; photo on August 20, 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