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On May 21, 2020, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for a lessee in an oil and gas lease dispute, finding that the lessee...
Tags: Post-Production Costs, Royalties, Oil and Gas, Energy
Recently, in Peppertree Farms v. Thonen, 2020-Ohio-3043, Ohio's Fifth Appellate District considered whether certain ancient...
Tags: Exceptions, 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Oil and Gas,
The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing, recently reached out to Ohio's "land...
Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Land Professionals, Landman,
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently ruled that a certain group of landowners were not entitled to...
Tags: Tolling, Ohio, Statute of Limitation, Oil and Gas,
On January 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. The issue before the Court...
Tags: Rule of Capture, Marcellus Shale, Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil and Gas,
On November 26, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio clarified that a declaratory judgment claim that an oil and gas lease terminated...
Tags: Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy
In July, we wrote about Gerrity v. Chervenak (5th Dist., Guernsey County), involving the level of due diligence that the Ohio...
Tags: Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy, Utica,
The Marcellus and Utica Shales contain around 214 tcf of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas, according to a new...
Tags: Marcellus, Oil and Gas, Energy, Utica
The Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing issued new guidance for Ohio's Oil and Gas Land Professionals ("Land...
Tags: 'Utica Shale', landmen, Ohio, Landman,
You can expect to find news and breaking legal developments involving the crude oil and natural gas industries, alternative and renewable energy resources, and the latest environmental issues.
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