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Ohio seems to be trailing Pennsylvania in the number of permits issued for Marcellus shale gas wells.
shale oil and gas drilling rig

Natural gas and oil production jumped up again in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Money

A complaint, filed by Ronald and Joetta Hale, of Lisbon, Ohio, alleges Chesapeake Energy Corp. and others have underpaid oil and gas royalties to the tune of $9 million.
Justice scales

More than 50 Jefferson County landowners say they got stiffed by American Energy Utica and Great River Energy.
Guernsey Co. well rig

There were 268 oil and gas drilling permits issued in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale play, and 112 permits issued in Ohio’s Utica play in March/April.
gavel

Landowners in 11 Ohio counties may be part of a counter lawsuit filed by Columbia Gas Transmission.

A Bloomingdale, Ohio, landowner lost the right to stop surveyors for Enterprise Liquids Pipeline from entering her farm.

Horizontal Marcellus shale well in southwestern Pa. setting new records for CNX, but no royalty paid.

Be prepared when approached about a Marcellus Shale gas lease.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As the Marcellus natural gas play unfolds in Pennsylvania, several trends are becoming increasingly clear, according to Penn State researchers.First,...