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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.5.17.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - PA Supreme Court Denies Appeal in Clash Between Local Zoning of Oil + Gas Wells and Environmental Rights. Natural gas...
George A. Bibikos
May 20, 20194 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.5.10.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Group Lacks Standing to Challenge FERC's Limited Approach to Evaluating Effects of Pipeline Projects on Climate.
George A. Bibikos
May 13, 20194 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.5.3.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - PA Superior Court Says No Additional Payments in Lieu of Free Gas Unless a Well is "on" (not under) the Surface....
George A. Bibikos
May 6, 20195 min read
A New ERA: Business Interests vs. Environmental Rights
Click here for a short article in the latest edition of the Catalyst, a magazine published by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business &...
George A. Bibikos
May 2, 20191 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.4.26.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Royalties, Affiliate Transactions, and O+G Lease Ratifications. The national rig count dropped by 21 units since our...
George A. Bibikos
Apr 30, 20193 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.4.19.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - EQB Accepts Petition to Establish Cap + Trade Program in PA, TX Appellate Court Tackles Post-Production Costs. Natural...
George A. Bibikos
Apr 22, 20194 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.4.12.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Texas Supremes Tackle Duty of Executive Rights Holder. During a quiet week, natural gas spot prices remained...
George A. Bibikos
Apr 15, 20194 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.4.5.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Royalty and Bonus Disputes in PA, Trump's Bid to Undo Ban on Arctic Drilling, and O+G Regulatory Changes in Colorado....
George A. Bibikos
Apr 8, 20196 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.3.29.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - De Facto Taking of a Coal Estate in PA, Recording Overrides in Ohio, and Preferential Rights of Working-Interest...
George A. Bibikos
Apr 1, 20195 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.3.22.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Regulatory Takings, Climate Change Considerations for BLM-Issued Oil + Gas Permits, and Royalty Offsets for Fuel Gas....
George A. Bibikos
Mar 25, 20195 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.3.15.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Commonwealth Court Holds that Oil + Gas Lease Transactions are Subject to State's Consumer Protection Law. Natural gas...
George A. Bibikos
Mar 19, 20194 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.3.8.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Pipeline Developments in Appalachia; Oil + Gas Reservations in PA; and JOA Obligations without the JOA. Natural gas...
George A. Bibikos
Mar 11, 20194 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.3.1.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Texas Supremes Address Overrides and Post-Production Costs. Natural gas prices climbed since our last report alongside...
George A. Bibikos
Mar 4, 20194 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.2.22.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Pipelines, High-Profile Protesters, and Preemption. Natural gas and oil prices climbed slightly since our last report...
George A. Bibikos
Feb 25, 20197 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.2.8.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Transco Breaks Records while other Pipeline Projects are Plagued by Delays, Increased Costs, and Permit-Review...
George A. Bibikos
Feb 11, 20194 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.2.1.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - PA Supreme Court Hears from Industry on the Rule of Capture. Natural gas prices dropped slightly since our last report...
George A. Bibikos
Feb 6, 20195 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.1.25.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - SCOTUS Passes on Pipeline Condemnation Issues, ME1 Sink Hole Concerns Halt Pipeline Flow, and TX Supremes Address...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 28, 20193 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.1.18.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - Colorado Supremes Reject Proposal to Impose Climate Change Conditions on New Oil + Gas Permits. Since our last report,...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 22, 20198 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.1.4.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - The New Year Starts Off Quietly. Happy new year. Oil prices increased slightly since our last report while the...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 8, 20193 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.12.28.2018)
Oil + Gas Update - The Year Ends with the PA Supremes' Decision on Stripper Wells, Mariner East 2 Operations, and Colo. Surface Use...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 2, 20196 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.12.14.2018)
Oil + Gas Update - PADEP Proposes O+G Emission Regs, EPA Proposes Revised WOTUS Definition, and PennEast and Mariner East Get Wins. Since...
George A. Bibikos
Dec 17, 20186 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.12.7.2018)
Oil + Gas Update - Natural Gas Prices Stay Strong Amidst Pipeline Battles. Since our last report, natural gas prices held firm above...
George A. Bibikos
Dec 10, 20184 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.11.30.2018)
Oil + Gas Update - A Push for Cap and Trade in PA, MVP Suffers Setback, and More Challenges to Mariner East. Natural gas prices held at...
George A. Bibikos
Dec 3, 20185 min read
At the Well Weekly (v.11.23.2018)
Oil + Gas Update - Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal Involving the Rule of Capture and Trespass-by-Fracture Claims. In a...
George A. Bibikos
Nov 26, 20183 min read
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