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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio recently addressed whether a mineral owner could assert a...
In J&R Passmore, LLC v. Rice Drilling D, LLC, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied the...
The Seventh District Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment against two lessors asserting claims of bad faith...
Last month, in State ex rel. AWMS Waters Solutions, LLC v. Mertz, the Eleventh Appellate District held that AWMS had failed to...
Tags: Injection Well, Just Compensation Clause, Fifth Amendment
The Ohio Tax Commissioner recently issued a memorandum to county auditors regarding significant changes to the taxation of oil...
Tags: Oil and Gas, Energy, Tax
On Monday, May 23, U.S. EPA released a draft of its final Environmental Justice Strategic Plan for the Years 2016-2020, which is...
In December, we wrote about the pros and cons of using independent contractors in the oil and gas industry. We wanted to provide...
Tags: Energy
We thought you might be interested in the following reports prepared by the Energy Information Administration (EIA):
Tags: Energy
The Ohio Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management has published for comment new well pad construction rules: "The Ohio...
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On September 9, 2014, Ohio's Seventh District Court of Appeals issued a decision concerning the 1989 version of the Ohio Dormant...
Tags: Energy
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