Mineral Owner's Rights

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Confirms The Dunham Rule

by Charles Sartain | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/3/2013

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Or, as said by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, “A rule of property long acquiesced in should not be overthrown except for compelling reasons of public policy or the imperative demands of...more

Changes Ahead For The Texas Railroad Commission?

by Charles Sartain | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 4/24/2013

The Texas Railroad Commission is going through the Sunset review required every 10 years for all state agencies. If approved, the pending legislation (House Bill 2166) would...more

Pennsylvania Legislature Considers Amendments to the Dormant Oil and Gas Act

by Stefanie Lepore | Reed Smith on 2/13/2013

Proposed changes to Pennsylvania’s Dormant Oil and Gas Act may lead to disputes over the validity of existing oil and gas leases. In Pennsylvania, it has been long understood that the oil and gas subsurface estate may be...more

Oil And Gas Law Alert - High Watermark: State Of North Dakota Wins First Round Of Riverbed Title Dispute

by J. Scott Childs, Jannelle Steger Combs | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 1/31/2013

On January 28, 2013, in the consolidated matters of Reep v. State and Brigham Oil v. North Dakota, the Northwest Judicial District Court of North Dakota issued an Order for Partial Summary Judgment, concluding that the "State...more

Mineral Claims And The Duty To Consult In Yukon

by Brian Abraham | Dentons on 1/24/2013

On December 27, 2012, the Yukon Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Ross River Dena Council v Government of Yukon, 2012 YKCA 14. The decision related to an appeal of Mr. Justice Veale’s decision regarding the claim of...more

Longmont Sued By Colorado Oil and Gas Association

by Jason Yearout | BakerHostetler on 12/18/2012

Last week we reported that the state of Colorado would not directly sue the town of Longmont to challenge the ban on hydraulic fracturing that town voters enacted in the November election....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

Drillers Hose Texas Landowners with Fast & Dirty Fracking

by Lawyers.com on 10/15/2012

Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” – a method of oil and gas extraction – was already controversial because of charges that the process is harmful to the environment. Now it’s being used to rip off landowners who refuse to...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Confirms The Dunham Rule

Changes Ahead For The Texas Railroad Commission?

Pennsylvania Legislature Considers Amendments to the Dormant Oil and Gas Act

Oil And Gas Law Alert - High Watermark: State Of North Dakota Wins First Round Of Riverbed Title Dispute

Mineral Claims And The Duty To Consult In Yukon

Longmont Sued By Colorado Oil and Gas Association

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

Drillers Hose Texas Landowners with Fast & Dirty Fracking

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

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