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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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Prairie Operating Co. begins completion of the Opal Coalbank Pad, acquired from Bayswater

Oil & Gas 360º

Completions are set to begin in May, using Prairies tailored design optimized through multivariate and geo-mechanical analysis. As of today, three wells have been successfully drilled and cased, with the fourth currently being drilled. Production is on track to commence by summer.