The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear what is likely to be a landmark appeal, granting a petition filed by Southwestern Energy Co. that asked the justices to decide whether the rule of capture applies to oil and natural gas produced using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and whether operators can be held liable for subsurface trespass.
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Pennsylvania Court Denies Southwestern, Won’t Reconsider Rule of Capture Opinion
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has declined to reconsider an opinion issued in April that could find unconventional oil and natural gas producers liable for subsurface trespass.
June 12, 2018