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By Mark Hylton On March 24, 2022

Supreme Court of Ohio Further Solidifies Position Regarding Level of Diligence Required Under the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act

On March 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio once again addressed the level of diligence a surface owner must exercise in...


Tags: DMA, Due Diligence, ODMA

By Mark Hylton On March 16, 2022

Federal Court Addresses Challenge to Effect of Oil and Gas Lease's Habendum Clause

On March 10, 2022, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio rejected the claim that the subject oil and...


Tags: Lease, "Oil and Gas Lease", Operations, Habendum

By Matthew Young On March 4, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court Makes Determinations on the Use of Words of Inheritance in Mineral Reservations and Whether Wills are Title Transactions under Ohio’s Marketable Title Act

In a pair of decisions, the Ohio Supreme Court in Peppertree Farms, L.L.C. v. Thonen, Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-395, and ...


Tags: DMA, MTA, title transaction

By Matthew Young On March 1, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court Addresses Deed Restrictions Prohibiting Leasing Minerals in Connection with the Clean Ohio Program


Tags: clean ohio program, deed restriction, green space, remedy

By Jay Carr On February 25, 2022

7th District Court of Appeals Issues Latest Decision Addressing the “Specific Reference” Exception to Ohio’s Marketable Title Act

The Seventh District Court of Appeals recently issued another decision addressing the “specific reference” exception under Ohio’s...


Tags: OMTA, Ohio Marketable Title Act, Marketable Title Act, MTA,

By Jay Carr On February 4, 2022

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Decision on Royalty Calculations

On February 1, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s decision in Zehentbauer...


By Ryan Elliott On January 20, 2022

U.S. EPA Issues Final Rule Enforcing 2015 Ban on State Exemptions for Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction Emissions

This post provides an important Ohio-specific update to our October 11, 2021 post regarding U.S. EPA’s policy on State regulatory...


Tags: Clean Air Act, Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction

By Jay Carr On January 12, 2022

Railroad "Rights-of-Way": The Significance of Prefatory Language

As operators continue to develop the Utica shale in Ohio, they will likely encounter unique title issues that they have not seen...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Deed Interpretation, Railroad,

By Jay Carr On January 7, 2022

7th District Court of Appeals Continues to Clarify Ohio's Marketable Title Act

As oil and gas production increases in the Appalachian basin, the Seventh District Court of Appeals continues to clarify the...


Tags: OMTA, Ohio Marketable Title Act, Marketable Title Act, MTA,

By Ryan Elliott On October 11, 2021

U.S. EPA Withdraws 2020 Policy on SSM Exemption/Affirmative Defense Provisions in State Implementation Plans

On September 31, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued a policy memorandum withdrawing the...


Tags: Clean Air Act, Environment, Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction

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