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Helping Clients With Their Energy and Environmental Needs

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio recently addressed whether a mineral owner could assert a...


Tags: Utica, Subsurface Mineral Trespass, Point Pleasant

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,

In a recent mandamus action, the Supreme Court of Ohio had the opportunity to construe Ohio's saltwater injection well permitting...


Tags: Saltwater, 'Utica Shale', Permit, Ohio,

The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing (the "Division"), recently informed Ohio’s...


Tags: Ohio, Landman, Oil and Gas, Land Profesionals,

On June 1, 2020, the Seventh District Court of Appeals once again addressed the level of diligence required to identify holders...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, "2006 DMA", Dormant Mineral Act,

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,

In Pavsek v. Wade, 18 MO 0024, Ohio's Seventh District Court of Appeals considered whether a lessor must serve notice upon its...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Implied Covenants, Breach, Forfeiture,

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 Seventh District Court of Appeals reaffirmed that claimants can use both Ohio's Marketable Title Act ("MTA") and Dormant...


Tags: OMTA, Ohio, DMA, MTA,

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

Helping clients with their energy and environmental needs

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.