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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.4.17.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Oil + Gas Lease-Expiration Case. The rig count dropped another 73 units...

George A. Bibikos
Apr 20, 20204 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.4.10.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - D.C. Circuit Rejects FERC's Approval of Higher Rates for New Shippers Using New Pipeline Facilities. Natural gas spot...

George A. Bibikos
Apr 13, 20205 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.3.27.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Courts Slowing Down but Still Grappling with O+G, Pipeline Cases Amidst COVID-19. Oil prices fell again since our last...

George A. Bibikos
Apr 1, 20209 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.2.21.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - TX Supremes Tackle ORRI Interpretation. Natural gas prices inched up a few cents more since our last report while oil...

George A. Bibikos
Feb 24, 20204 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.2.14.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Third Circuit Throws Out Speculative Valuation Testimony in Eminent Domain Case. Natural gas prices inched up a few...

George A. Bibikos
Feb 18, 20206 min read
61 views


At the Well Weekly (v.2.7.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Long-Eared Bats, Lease Busting Bids, Overrides, and Contracts by Email Exchange (or not). Since our last report, the...

George A. Bibikos
Feb 10, 20205 min read
80 views


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
66 views


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
59 views


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
115 views


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.11.22.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone! The rig count declined again by several units since our last report while oil and...

George A. Bibikos
Nov 25, 20195 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
86 views


At the Well Weekly (v.11.1.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - PA Supremes Will Decide Applicability of State Consumer Protection Law to Oil + Gas Leasing. The NYMEX and Henry Hub...

George A. Bibikos
Nov 4, 20194 min read
85 views


At the Well Weekly (v.10.18.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - SCOTUS Punts on Pipeline Cases. The rig count dropped several more units since our last report alongside flat oil and...

George A. Bibikos
Oct 21, 20195 min read
72 views


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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At the Well Weekly (v.9.20.2019)
Okla. Supremes Say Remainderman is not a "Surface Owner" Under State's Surface Damages Act.

George A. Bibikos
Sep 23, 20193 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.9.13.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - PA Supreme Court Argument on the Rule of Capture; Third Circuit Denies PennEast's Condemnation Authority Over...

George A. Bibikos
Sep 16, 20195 min read
70 views


At the Well Weekly (v.8.30.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Back-to-School Edition. The dog days of summer ended with natural gas production on the rise even though prices and...

George A. Bibikos
Sep 3, 201911 min read
83 views


At the Well Weekly (v.8.2.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - No Constitutional Right to a Wilderness. Natural gas prices remained relatively flat since our last report but remain...

George A. Bibikos
Aug 5, 20195 min read
69 views
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