WhiteHawk Energy Expands Beyond M-U, Buys Royalties in Haynesville

Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, WhiteHawk Energy was founded in 2021 to acquire mineral rights and royalty interests in U.S. shale… Continue reading The post WhiteHawk Energy Expands Beyond M-U, Buys Royalties in Haynesville first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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4th Circuit Rules Antero CAN Deduct Some Royalty Expenses in WV

A group of landowners in Harrison and Doddridge counties (in West Virginia) sued Antero Resources, claiming the company had deducted… Continue reading The post 4th Circuit Rules Antero CAN Deduct Some Royalty Expenses in WV first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Ohio School District Signs Lease w/Encino, $4K/Acre +18% Royalty

It’s rare these days to come across information about the terms of a lease deal. Back in the day, when… Continue reading The post Ohio School District Signs Lease w/Encino, $4K/Acre +18% Royalty first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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SWPA Landowners Settle Class Action Lawsuit with Chief for $5.5M

It took us a while to track down this story, but we finally have details about the settlement of a… Continue reading The post SWPA Landowners Settle Class Action Lawsuit with Chief for $5.5M first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA Gov. Wolf Signs NatGas Royalty Transparency Act into Law

In January of this year, MDN reported on Pennsylvania State Senate Bill (SB) 806, aimed at providing clarity in the… Continue reading The post PA Gov. Wolf Signs NatGas Royalty Transparency Act into Law first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Gun-Toting Judge in Landowner/EQT Royalty Lawsuit Resigns

Back in July, MDN reported on the somewhat odd case of a West Virginia Circuit Court judge who allegedly waved… Continue reading The post Gun-Toting Judge in Landowner/EQT Royalty Lawsuit Resigns first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Allegheny Twp Leases Under Tredway Trail to Olympus for $2,200/Ac

These days we don’t often see the contract details for new leases signed by landowners to allow shale drilling. We… Continue reading The post Allegheny Twp Leases Under Tredway Trail to Olympus for $2,200/Ac first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Bounty Minerals, Focused on Marcellus/Utica, Files $100M+ IPO

We have chronicled a number of companies that buy royalty and/or mineral rights from landowners in the Marcellus/Utica over the… Continue reading The post Bounty Minerals, Focused on Marcellus/Utica, Files $100M+ IPO first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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M-U Co. Partners with Renewable Co. to Build Solar, Wind, Storage

A press release issued yesterday announced the partnership between an Appalachian driller we aren’t familiar with, Oil Well Shares (OWS),… Continue reading The post M-U Co. Partners with Renewable Co. to Build Solar, Wind, Storage first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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The Critical Role of Oil & Gas Mineral Leases – A Short Primer

An oil and gas mineral lease is a critical part of the process for extracting and selling hydrocarbon molecules. MDN… Continue reading The post The Critical Role of Oil & Gas Mineral Leases – A Short Primer first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Sitio, Brigham $4.8B Merger Creates Largest Mineral & Royalty Co.

In June, MDN told you about the merger of Falcon Minerals Corporation and Desert Peak Minerals (see Falcon & Desert… Continue reading The post Sitio, Brigham $4.8B Merger Creates Largest Mineral & Royalty Co. first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Western PA Farmers Talk About Deductions, Falling Royalties

The same old issue keeps returning in Pennsylvania for landowners and rights owners. The Pennsylvania Minimum Royalty Act guarantees payments… Continue reading The post Western PA Farmers Talk About Deductions, Falling Royalties first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Drilling & Royalty Revenue on the Rise in the PA Marcellus

A few days ago MDN received a phone call from the Harrisburg Patriot-News, from a reporter asking editor Jim Willis… Continue reading The post Drilling & Royalty Revenue on the Rise in the PA Marcellus first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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EQT Asks 2 WV Judges be Removed from Royalty Cases re Conflicts

EQT Corporation, the largest natural gas producer in the United States, is asking West Virginia officials to remove two judges from hearing cases brought by landowners against the EQT relating to royalty disputes for alleged improper deductions. EQT wants Judges Timothy Sweeney and David W. Hummel Jr. to be disqualified from at least three cases

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