Completion Gas Hydraulic Fracturing 
Texas Oil & Gas Attorney
AUGUST 29, 2023
COG Operating LLC , was faced with the issue of who owns the water produced by a hydraulic fracturing operation: the oil and gas company operating the well or the surface owner and the company the surface owner leased its water rights to? In addition, in most shale plays, the amount of produced water is also huge.
The Energy Law
MARCH 31, 2020
In January of this year, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania tackled an issue that has been confronted by few other courts—whether the rule of capture precludes a claim for subsurface trespass due to hydraulic fracturing. [1] 2] Both the trial court and the appellate court awarded damages to the plaintiffs for the gas drained.
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The Energy Law
APRIL 20, 2012
By Stephen Wiegand On April 17, 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for natural gas wells that are hydraulically fractured.
The Energy Law
OCTOBER 3, 2011
Moreno: On August 23, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that significantly expands the applicable air emissions standards for the Oil and Natural Gas Sector. The new Subpart OOOO would include operational standards for completions of hydraulically-fractured gas wells.
The Energy Law
MAY 12, 2016
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), seeking to compel EPA to “fulfill long-delayed nondiscretionary duties” under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by issuing revised regulations governing oil and gas wastes. The oil and gas industry will need to monitor this suit. McCarthy , Case No.
The Energy Law
AUGUST 10, 2017
In these transactions, the Drilling Party pays for or “carries” all or a substantial portion of the Lease Party’s share of the costs of drilling and completing one or more wells on the leases (“Earning Wells”). Lease Parties generally are interested in maximizing the number of wells drilled on their oil and gas properties.
Drillers
APRIL 30, 2020
We thrive in environments that we completely understand and are familiar with. Hydraulic fracturing gets touted as revolutionary, but those of us that have been around for a while know that it’s hardly new. The oil and gas sector is as critical as any other primary industry. As a critical industry, we must go on.
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