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By Michael Vennum On March 12, 2018

West Virginia Co-Tenancy Bill Signed into Law

On Friday, March 9, 2018, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed into law a state statute permitting the leasing of oil and...


Tags: Co-Tenancy and Modernization and Majority Protecti, West Virginia, Oil and Gas Leases, Oil and Gas,

By Ilya Batikov On September 5, 2017

Federal Appeals Court Affirms Decision Striking Down Fayette County, WV Wastewater Injection Ban

On August 30, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a district court’s decision striking down a...


Tags: West Virginia, UIC, WV, Injection Well,

By Ilya Batikov On August 29, 2017

Federal Court Rejects Class Action Alleging Improper Deduction of Post-Production Costs

On August 24, 2017, the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia granted summary judgment to...


Tags: Post-Production Costs, West Virginia, Royalties, WV,

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Holds Certain Lessees May Deduct Post-Production Costs
By Jay Carr On May 30, 2017

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Holds Certain Lessees May Deduct Post-Production Costs

On Friday, May 26, 2017, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals released its decision in Patrick D. Leggett, et al. v. EQT...


Tags: West Virginia, Oil and Gas, Energy, Royalty

By Vorys On November 5, 2008

New Marcellus Shale Estimate

This is a large increase: A Penn State University geoscientist estimates that there may be more than 360 Tcf of natural gas...


Tags: West Virginia, Ohio, Natural Gas, New York,

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Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP provides business and legal counsel to clients throughout the United States and around the world. Since its founding in 1909, our firm has grown into one of the largest law firms in the country, with nearly 375 attorneys who are located in nine offices in Ohio, Washington, D.C., Texas, Pennsylvania, California and London.

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