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