Pa. oil and gas conference: Severance tax and legislation are big topics
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pennsylvania is facing an oil and gas fight over a possible severance tax and legislation regarding minimum royalty payments.
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Hilcorp Energy: Forced pooling fight continues in Pa.
Some legal wrangling has stalled the the first-ever spacing order application for an unconventional shale gas well.
Pipeline easements: Get what you want, up front and in writing
SALEM, Ohio — Are you being wooed by a landman for a pipeline easement? You may want to slow down the relationship and think...
Utica and Marcellus shale: Southeastern Ohio is drilling hot spot
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued 15 new permits for shale play wells in Belmont County in April, the most granted in any Ohio county.
Earthquake link triggers tougher drilling permit conditions
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is creating new, stronger permit conditions for deep oil or gas drilling near faults or areas...
Ohio announces tougher permit conditions for drilling near faults
The ODNR announced new, stronger permit conditions for drilling near faults or areas of past seismic activity April 11.
New hearing dates announced for Hilcorp application
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Department of Environmental Protection announced that the hearing sessions on an application for gas well spacing units, or spacing order,...
Muskingum conservancy drafts lease for shale drilling at Piedmont Lake
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is completing negotiations for an oil and gas lease for Utica Shale development for nearly 6,700 acres at Piedmont Lake in Belmont and Harrison counties.
DEP: Radiation levels normal after Greene County well fire
PITTSBURGH — The Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Bureau of Radiation Protection (BRP) said that data collected in response to the recent Chevron well...
Utica and Marcellus shale: Permitting tempers in Ohio in Feb.
Harrison County is leading the way for the number of Utica shale permits issued in the state of Ohio.
