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Ohio Court Construes the Term
By Jay Carr On March 22, 2017

Ohio Court Construes the Term "Holder" under the 2006 DMA to include the Heirs and Devisees of the Record Owner

Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently interpreted the term “holder” under the 2006 version of the Ohio Dormant...


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

By Ilya Batikov On November 6, 2016

Supreme Court of Ohio Declines to Answer Certified Questions on Whether Ohio Follows the 'At The Well' Rule for Post-Production Costs

On November 2nd, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued its decision in Lutz v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.   In its opinion, the Court...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy

By Ilya Batikov On June 21, 2016

Ohio's Utica Oil Production Dips, Gas Production Grows

According to quarterly production data released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, oil production in the state from...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy

By Ilya Batikov On May 5, 2015

"Remarkable" Production Results from Pennsylvania's Utica Shale

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:


Tags: 'Utica Shale', PA, Oil and Gas, Energy

By Ilya Batikov On April 4, 2015

Kinder Morgan to Build Two Pipelines in Northern Ohio

From the Akron Beacon Journal:


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Pipeline, Oil and Gas, Energy

By Ilya Batikov On January 14, 2015

EIA's January Drilling Productivity Report

Despite falling prices, EIA's January 2015 drilling productivity report expects increased production in the Utica Shale. The...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Oil and Gas, Energy, EIA

By Ilya Batikov On January 5, 2015

Dropoff in Production Typical for Shale Wells

The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Ohio's Utica Shall Wells experience a dropoff in production after their first few months of...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy,

By Ilya Batikov On December 31, 2014

Big Growth for Ohio Oil and Gas in 2014

From Ideastream:


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy

New Seventh District DMA Decisions - Lipperman v. Batman and Albanese v. Batman
By Ilya Batikov On December 15, 2014

New Seventh District DMA Decisions - Lipperman v. Batman and Albanese v. Batman

On December 12, the Seventh District Court of Appeals issued two companion decisions regarding the 1989 version of the Ohio...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Dormant Mineral Act, DMA, Oil and Gas,

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