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Texas Court Decides Who Owns Produced Water from Hydraulic Fracturing in Texas

Texas Oil & Gas Attorney

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? As most of you know, the fracing process involves large amounts of water.

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Louisiana’s New Twenty-Day Deadline for Hydraulic Fracturing Reporting Requirements

The Energy Law

Dicharry On July 20, 2013, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources amended its reporting and disclosure requirements for hydraulic fracturing stimulation operations. 1824 (July 20, 2013). Before the amendment, the regulation did not specify a reporting deadline.

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Weighs in on Hydraulic Fracturing and Subsurface Trespass

The Energy Law

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] Southwestern operated several wells on the leased tract, several of which were hydraulically fractured.

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EPA Issues New Air Regulations for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

The Energy Law

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.

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EPA Proposes Modifications to Oil & Gas Air Pollution Standards

The Energy Law

In addition, the proposal would create a new NSPS Subpart OOOO to regulate VOC emissions from all oil and gas operations not already covered under Subpart KKK that commence construction, reconstruction, or modification after August 23, 2011.

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Five Lessons Learned from Executing Shale Drilling Transactions

The Energy Law

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”). The Five Lessons 1. Take advantage of the geology.