Oil & Gas, Postproduction Costs

West Virginia Appellate Court Rules That Estate Misconception Theory Did Not Apply To 1902 Deed

Houston Harbaugh, P.C. on 2/1/2024

The calculation of production royalties and the deduction of post-production costs remains a troubling issue for Pennsylvania landowners. But there is another frustrating and often confusing royalty-related issue which can,...more

Federal Court In Ohio Rules That Driller Must Establish Marketability of Each Gas Product Under Market Enhancement Clause

Houston Harbaugh, P.C. on 9/26/2023

Let’s assume you own 95 acres in Greene County, Pennsylvania. In 2019, you signed an oil and gas lease with ABC Exploration. During the negotiations, you agreed that only those post-production costs which actually...more

Federal Appeals Court Rules That Driller Must Establish Marketability of Each Gas Product under Market Enhancement Clause

Houston Harbaugh, P.C. on 1/13/2023

Many Pennsylvania oil and gas leases have what is commonly known as a “market enhancement” royalty clause (“MEC”). These MEC leases typically prohibit the deduction of any post-production costs that are incurred transforming...more

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West Virginia Appellate Court Rules That Estate Misconception Theory Did Not Apply To 1902 Deed

Federal Court In Ohio Rules That Driller Must Establish Marketability of Each Gas Product Under Market Enhancement Clause

Federal Appeals Court Rules That Driller Must Establish Marketability of Each Gas Product under Market Enhancement Clause

Pennsylvania Superior Court Rules that Royalty Clause Referencing Both ‘Gross Proceeds’ and ‘At the Well’ Was Ambiguous

Are Your Royalties Going Up in Flames?

Texas Supreme Court Weighs in on Post-Production Costs

Prohibition of Post-Production Expenses on Flat Rate Royalty Leases in West Virginia

Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Landowner Royalty Case

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