Many Pennsylvania landowners have leases with “market enhancement” royalty clauses. These clauses typically prohibit the deduction of any post-production costs that are incurred transforming the gas into marketable form. Once...more
Deducting fuel costs from landowner royalties continues to be an ongoing and widespread practice. Not only are landowners denied a royalty on the fuel gas volume, but they are also having that same “cost” deducted from their...more
10/19/2022
/ Appellate Courts ,
Gas Royalties ,
Land Owners ,
Leaseholds ,
Mineral Leases ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Royalties ,
Texas ,
Third-Party
Let’s assume you own a 93-acre farm in Tioga County. In 1986 your grandfather sold the oil and gas rights to his neighbor, John Mize. In the early 1990’s, Mr. Mize signed an oil and gas lease with XYZ Drilling. Several years...more
10/17/2022
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Compensation ,
Consent ,
Land Owners ,
Leases ,
Mineral Leases ,
Oil & Gas ,
Private Property ,
Surface Owner ,
Underground Injection Wells
Let’s assume that you own 125 acres in Tioga County. In 2017, you negotiate a new oil and gas lease with XYZ Drilling. During the negotiations, you insist on a “gross royalty” which prohibits the deduction of...more
The modern producing gas well is a sophisticated and complex piece of equipment. The basic well head itself consists of several meters, valves and other components, each of which is under constant stress and pressure. ...more