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At the Well Weekly
At the Well Weekly is an oil and gas blog for busy industry professionals and lawyers. No long-winded and boring legal summaries. Just the latest market conditions (rigs and prices) and the relevant headlines and holdings for significant cases that affect your business.
Check out our recent posts here and subscribe below to get your weekly, quick-hitting roundup of the latest developments in oil and gas law in Appalachia and beyond (in five minutes or less).
At the Well Weekly (v.4.4.2025)
Oil + Gas Update: Trespass-by-Frac Claim Fails in PA Federal Court. Since our last report , gas prices hovered around $4/MMBtu alongside...
George A. Bibikos
Apr 411 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.7.8.2022)
Oil + Gas Update | Summertime Summaries. After some time away, we're back at the well. Since our last report, oil and natural gas prices...
George A. Bibikos
Jul 12, 202220 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.28.2022)
Oil + Gas Update | Sixth Circuit: Royalties Payable "At the Well" are Subject to Post-Production Costs Natural gas prices dropped...
George A. Bibikos
Feb 2, 20224 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.21.2022)
Oil + Gas Update | Royalties, Lease-Busting Bids, and Dead Cattle Claims. Natural gas prices held firm above $4/MMBtu to start the year...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 25, 20227 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.9.10.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | CHK Settlement, WV Royalties, Retained Acreage in TX. Natural gas prices remained solidly above $4/MMBtu as the rig...
George A. Bibikos
Sep 14, 20213 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.8.20.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | Summer Roundup 2021. As summer winds down, natural gas prices eclipsed $4/MMBtu for the first time in more than two...
George A. Bibikos
Aug 24, 20218 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.4.9.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | Second Circuit Rejects NYC's Climate Change Tort Claims. Natural gas spot prices at two locations in Appalachia dipped...
George A. Bibikos
Apr 13, 20214 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.22.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | The End of 2020. Welcome back to At the Well Weekly. After a tumultuous 2020, analysts seem optimistic about gas...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 25, 202110 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.11.20.2020)
Oil + Gas Update | Challenges to BLM-Issued O+G Leases Spot prices in Appalachia dropped by about $0.30/MMBtu since our last report...
George A. Bibikos
Nov 23, 20204 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.10.30.2020)
Oil + Gas Update | CHK Can Reject Gas Purchase Agreement. Natural gas prices climbed since our last report, with the NYMEX and Henry Hub...
George A. Bibikos
Nov 3, 20205 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.7.24.2020)
Oil + Gas Update | Mid-Summer Roundup. After two months off, we're back at the well for our mid-summer roundup. The oil and gas industry...
George A. Bibikos
Jul 28, 202015 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.5.29.2020)
Oil + Gas Update | Montana Supreme Court Says Dinosaur Fossils are not "Minerals." The rig count tumbled again since our last report...
George A. Bibikos
Jun 2, 20206 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.5.15.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Texas Supremes Address ORRIs, PA Supremes Poised to Decide O+G Lease-Busting Case, and Army Corps NWP Goes Down. After...
George A. Bibikos
May 18, 202010 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.3.6.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Pipeline Disputes in SCOTUS, Latest ERA Decisions from Commonwealth Court, Venue Battles in Climate Change Cases. Oil...
George A. Bibikos
Mar 9, 20207 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.24.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - PA Supremes Reinstate Rule of Capture. The slide continues as oil and natural gas prices dropped again since our last...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 27, 20205 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.17.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Ninth Circuit Says Kids Lack Standing to Sue Feds Over Climate Change. Natural gas prices slid again since our last...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 20, 20206 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.10.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Welcome to 2020. Happy New Year and welcome back to At the Well Weekly. As 2019 ended, the oil-to-gas ratio widened...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 13, 202010 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.12.6.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - OH Supreme Court Says Plaintiffs Get 21 Years to Assert O+G Lease Expiration Claims. Since our last report, the rig...
George A. Bibikos
Dec 9, 20197 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.11.15.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - PEDF 2.0: New Lawsuit Questions PA DCNR's Authority to Lease the Commonwealth's Oil and Gas. The rig count dropped...
George A. Bibikos
Nov 18, 20194 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.10.4.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - SCOTUS Takes Pipeline Case, Ohio Courts Crank Out O+G Lease Cases, and PA Supremes Will Hear De Facto Takings Case...
George A. Bibikos
Oct 7, 20198 min read
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