$2,500 reward offered for stolen gas drilling equipment
SMYRNA – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office is searching for those responsible in stealing $80,000 worth of seismic equipment from a natural gas drilling site and an insurance company is offering a $2,500 reward for its return.
The private contractor hired by Norse Energy to conduct seismic testing, Geospace Technologies, reported the stolen items were sensitive, proprietary equipment used to map potential underground gas deposits.
The theft occurred between Sept. 9 and 15, 2010 at a remote location in the Town of Smyrna.
If you have information, contact detectives at 337-1863.
“It’s useless to someone other than the gas industry. It’s actually unique to our business and was specially designed by our company,” said Geospace owner/operator Bill Sedwich.
Lt. Richard Cobb said an insurance company is offering $2,500 for information leading to the equipment’s safe return.
Sedwich explained that although the equipment cost the company about $80,000 to replace, its scrap or resale value would be far less, perhaps less than a few hundred dollars.
Cobb said the equipment contained serial numbers and licensed software that would make it difficult, if not impossible, for others in the industry to utilize or for the culprit to sell.
Cobb said police did not yet have a motive for the crime and investigators were examining factors besides personal profit.
The private contractor hired by Norse Energy to conduct seismic testing, Geospace Technologies, reported the stolen items were sensitive, proprietary equipment used to map potential underground gas deposits.
The theft occurred between Sept. 9 and 15, 2010 at a remote location in the Town of Smyrna.
If you have information, contact detectives at 337-1863.
“It’s useless to someone other than the gas industry. It’s actually unique to our business and was specially designed by our company,” said Geospace owner/operator Bill Sedwich.
Lt. Richard Cobb said an insurance company is offering $2,500 for information leading to the equipment’s safe return.
Sedwich explained that although the equipment cost the company about $80,000 to replace, its scrap or resale value would be far less, perhaps less than a few hundred dollars.
Cobb said the equipment contained serial numbers and licensed software that would make it difficult, if not impossible, for others in the industry to utilize or for the culprit to sell.
Cobb said police did not yet have a motive for the crime and investigators were examining factors besides personal profit.
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