Tag: Columbiana County

Ohio Landowners Sue Encino Energy for Shorting Royalties

Landowners in Carroll and Columbiana counties (Ohio) have filed a class action lawsuit against Encino Energy claiming the company underpaid oil and natural gas royalties. Last November Encino Acquisition Partners (i.e. Encino Energy) completed its purchase of all of Chesapeake Energy’s Ohio Utica Shale assets for $2 billion (see Stop Press: Chesapeake Sells ALL of

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Hilcorp Energy seeks permits to drill in Columbiana County

Hilcorp Energy Co.recently applied for three permits related to horizontal well development in Columbiana County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Hilcorp has submitted applications for a pair of new horizontal wells in Elk Run Township at the ElkRun-Auer well pad targeting the Utica/Point Pleasant shale formation. The first of the three permits

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