Sunday, December 7, 2025

Be prepared when approached about a Marcellus Shale gas lease.

U.S. proved reserves of crude oil and natural gas are approximately double their levels from a decade ago.
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.
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.
Rover pipeline construction

Oil and gas drilling in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays of western Pennsylvania and southeastern Ohio is coming back to life as more infrastructure goes on line.
oil and gas drilling horizontal leg record

Eclipse Resources Corporation successfully drilled its newest record-setting “super-lateral” well, the Great Scott 3H in less than 17 days. The Ohio well had a total measured depth of 27,400 feet and lateral extension of 19,300 feet.

The Pa. Department of Environment Protection can help protect your property, but that might not be enough.

Consider what your land provides for you and be patient with negotiations. Two major lessons one farming family has learned when dealing with pipeline negotiations.

More than 24,000 comments have been received by the Pennsylvania DEP in regards to new oil and gas drilling regulations.
gavel

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