Marcellus Shale

Reed Smith Marcellus Shale Tax Update - Recycle, Reuse, Reduce Your Tax Burdens

by Stephen Blazick, Daniel Dixon, Lee Zoeller | Reed Smith on 5/17/2013

Pennsylvania’s broad mining exemption from sales and use tax also includes an exemption for pollution-control devices that is less well known than the general exemption for mining equipment. The pollution-control exemption...more

New York Appellate Court Throws Curveball at Fracking Debate

by Luke Cantrell | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/9/2013

The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, unanimously rejected an appeal from Norse Energy Corporation, and affirmed the Town of Dryden’s right to prevent fracking through land use and zoning...more

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Statewide Oil And Gas Conveyance Rules

by Jason Yearout | BakerHostetler on 5/3/2013

In October of 2012 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral argument on two key cases that potentially could reshape the laws and rules applicable to hydraulic fracturing in the state. We wrote extensively about these cases...more

Pa. Supreme Court Issues Decision in Butler Case

by Michael Connelly | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/2/2013

On April 24, 2013, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in the Butler v. Charles Powers Estate case. The Supreme Court decided to maintain the status quo in Pennsylvania by reaffirming the...more

Butler v. Charles Powers Estate: Owners of Marcellus Shale Gas May Now Rest Easily

by Joel Burcat | Saul Ewing LLP on 5/1/2013

The Dunham Rule is alive and well in Pennsylvania and thousands of titles to Marcellus shale gas will not be impacted by any change in the law. Pennsylvania’s peculiar rule of property law—that says that oil and gas are not...more

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reaffirms Dunham Rule, Confirms that Marcellus Shale Natural Gas is not a "Mineral"

by Levi Jones | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 4/29/2013

On April 24, 2013, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Butler v. Powers held that Marcellus shale “natural gas is presumptively not a mineral for purposes of private deeds.” The Court reaffirmed the “Dunham Rule,” which applies...more

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in Butler Affirms the Long-Standing Dunham Rule and Brings Certainty to Marcellus Shale Natural...

by Christopher Boisvert, Karen Daly, Argia DiMarco, Michael Kichline, William McEnroe | Dechert LLP on 4/26/2013

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in Butler v. Charles Powers Estate1 unanimously reversed the ruling of the Superior Court which held that an evidentiary hearing “complete with expert, scientific testimony” is necessary to...more

The Shale Play Today - March 2013

by Mark Clark | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/29/2013

In This Issue: - W.Va. Legislative Update - Pipeline Expansion Means Abundant Natural Gas for N.C. - E&P Companies Join Forces with Environmentalists & Philanthropists - Useful Resource: Ohio Utica Shale...more

Oil and Gas Companies Partner with Environmental Groups to Develop Performance Standards for the Industry

by Stefanie Lepore, Nicolle Snyder Bagnell | Reed Smith on 3/29/2013

The Center for Sustainable Shale Development (“CSSD”), an environmental organization located in Pittsburgh, Pa., has announced a program of Performance Standards that has been mutually agreed to by a number of environmental...more

Marcellus Shale Impact Fee to Support Certain Projects for Governmental Entities, Councils of Government, Not-For-Profit Entities,...

by George Magnatta, Joshua Pasker | Saul Ewing LLP on 3/7/2013

The Commonwealth Financing Authority has begun accepting applications for five programs established by the Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund to support conservation projects and environmental protection measures. On...more

Reed Smith Marcellus Shale Tax Update – Sales and Use Tax

by Stephen Blazick, Daniel Dixon, Lee Zoeller | Reed Smith on 1/28/2013

Using subcontractors does not 'fracture' your exemption from Pennsylvania sales tax - The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has taken the position that certain equipment used in Pennsylvania fracking operations is...more

Oil and Gas Leasing and Development: A Real Estate Lending Perspective

by Steven Regan | Reed Smith on 1/3/2013

The Marcellus, Utica and other Shale gas plays have been an economic boon to landowners, the oil and gas industry, and the states and communities in which production is occurring. The impacts of shale oil and gas development...more

The Shale Play Today - December 2012

by R. Christopher Anderson, Nathan B. Atkinson | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/24/2012

In This Issue: - The Natural Gas Industry: 2012 Year in Review & Look Ahead - Please Take Our Reader Survey - Spilman Member Speaks at National Environmental Conference - Statoil Acquires 70k Acres in Marcellus...more

The Natural Gas Industry: 2012 Year in Review and Look Ahead

by R. Christopher Anderson | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/21/2012

In 2012, industry observers began to see a divergence in production activity in the Marcellus and Utica Shale region. Producers with liquids-rich holdings began to divert rigs from the dry gas areas to the Utica and western...more

Hydraulic Fracking – Recent Developments in CA, NY, NJ and PA

by Gregory Lahr | Sedgwick LLP on 12/21/2012

For our readers who are keeping tabs on developments in the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) industry, we thought you would be interested in Sedgwick’s latest Hydraulic Fracturing News Flash regarding a recent proposal in...more

Local Governments Continue to Fight States for Right to Govern Fracking [Video]

by LXBN on 12/13/2012

Groundwater pollution, possible earthquakes, ownership disputes—there are any number of reasons local governments would prefer for the rulemaking surrounding hydraulic fracturing to take place as close to home as possible....more

Insuring Your Growing Assets in the Appalachian Shale Plays

by Charity K. Flynn, Angela D. Herdman | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/4/2012

With the continued development of the Marcellus and Utica Shale, businesses in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio are experiencing rapid growth and facing many issues related to this growth they had not previously...more

Department Issues Timely Guidance On Oil And Natural Gas Interests

by Randy Varner | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 12/4/2012

On October 10, 2012, the Department of Revenue issued Informational Notice 2012-04, dealing with the Realty Transfer and Personal Income Tax treatment associated with the division and transfer of interests in oil and natural...more

High Court Weighs In on Surface Owners’ Appeal Rights

by Dale W. Steager | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/30/2012

In Martin v. Hamblet, decided November 21, 2012, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals determined that a surface owner may not appeal issuance of a well work permit by the Department of Environmental Protection for a...more

Judge Dismisses Attorney General’s “Fracking” Suit Over the Delaware River Basin

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 10/16/2012

U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman against the Delaware River Basin Commission (“DRBC”), EPA, and other federal agencies seeking to...more

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Reed Smith Marcellus Shale Tax Update - Recycle, Reuse, Reduce Your Tax Burdens

New York Appellate Court Throws Curveball at Fracking Debate

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Statewide Oil And Gas Conveyance Rules

Pa. Supreme Court Issues Decision in Butler Case

Butler v. Charles Powers Estate: Owners of Marcellus Shale Gas May Now Rest Easily

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reaffirms Dunham Rule, Confirms that Marcellus Shale Natural Gas is not a "Mineral"

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in Butler Affirms the Long-Standing Dunham Rule and Brings Certainty to Marcellus Shale Natural...

The Shale Play Today - March 2013

Oil and Gas Companies Partner with Environmental Groups to Develop Performance Standards for the Industry

Marcellus Shale Impact Fee to Support Certain Projects for Governmental Entities, Councils of Government, Not-For-Profit Entities,...

Reed Smith Marcellus Shale Tax Update – Sales and Use Tax

Oil and Gas Leasing and Development: A Real Estate Lending Perspective

The Shale Play Today - December 2012

The Natural Gas Industry: 2012 Year in Review and Look Ahead

Hydraulic Fracking – Recent Developments in CA, NY, NJ and PA

Local Governments Continue to Fight States for Right to Govern Fracking [Video]

Insuring Your Growing Assets in the Appalachian Shale Plays

Department Issues Timely Guidance On Oil And Natural Gas Interests

High Court Weighs In on Surface Owners’ Appeal Rights

Judge Dismisses Attorney General’s “Fracking” Suit Over the Delaware River Basin

Local Governments Continue to Fight States for Right to Govern Fracking [Video]

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