Category: Hoyt Royalty News
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Gives Towns More Control Over Drilling Rights
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday struck down portions of a law that stripped some of the powers municipalities have to decide where the natural gas industry can operate — portions that the industry had sought from Gov. Tom Corbett and lawmakers. The justices ruled the 2012 law unconstitutionally restricted the…
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Herder Spring Hunt Club v. Keller: Amicus Brief
Herder Spring Hunt Club v. Keller is a case currently pending before the Pennsylvania Superior Court that addresses whether tax sales can impact one’s title to subsurface oil and gas interests. The Kellers won this case in the trial court by showing that a 1935 tax sale did not “wash” their ancestors’ title to the severed subsurface…
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Truckers Tap into Gas Boom
October 30, 2013 Wall Street Journal on how truck fleets are rapidly adapting to the lower cost of natural gas. By Mike Ramsey Oct. 29, 2013 6:37 p.m. ET Operators of some of the largest U.S. truck fleets, including Lowe’s, Procter & Gamble Co. United Parcel Service Inc., are accelerating a shift to natural gas…
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Gas Leaks in Fracking Less Than Estimated: NY Times Article
Gas Leaks in Fracking Disputed in Study By Michael Wines, NY Times, 16 Sept 2013 (Click on the link above to see the entire article at NYTimes.com.) The study, conducted by the University of Texas and sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund and nine petroleum companies, bolsters the contention by advocates of fracking — and…
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SHALE GAS PRIMER
The Bent of Tau Beta Pi did a nice piece titled “There’s Gas in Them Thar Shales! Shale Gas Recovery 101” Revolutionary engineering developments that have made shale gas economically feasible in the last decade are horizontal drilling and multistage hydraulic fracturing. To learn more about shale, read on here: http://www.tbp.org/pubs/Features/Su13Bell.pdf
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So What’s the Matter with Shale Gas Anyway?
Excerpts from the July 19th Wall Street Journal So What’s the Matter with Shale Gas Anyway? Environmental Groups Want It to Replace Coal, but Not at the Expense of Wind and Solar “Shale gas and oil are widely viewed as one of the biggest forces to hit the US economy in modern history … The…
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Title Wash – a Brief Overview
Business Workshop: ‘Title washing’ causes disputes over subsurface rights July 15, 2013 12:03 am When some property owners in the Marcellus Shale region want to contract with drilling companies to explore for natural gas on their land, they may find that others have laid claim to their sub-surface rights. Disputed ownership results from Pennsylvania laws…
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US Energy Environment Continues to Favor Natural Gas
Two articles in today’s NY Times show how cheap natural gas continues to replace coal and nuclear as the preferred power source in the US. Nuclear power production is more expensive after new regulations imposed since the Fukushima disaster. Coal production and use, dirtier than natural gas, is now looking for more export opportunities. But is…
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Bailey v. Elder: Order to Strike Quiet Title Default Judgment
The order, which was in favor of Hoyt Royalty, is pasted below and can also be seen here: Click to access bailey052913a.pdf IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LYCOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 08 – 02,327 : CIVIL ACTION – LAW DAVID C. BAILEY, : Plaintiff : vs. : : GEORGE A. ELDER a/k/a G.A.…
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THOMAS v. OVIATT – 1989 Quiet Title, Adverse Possession and Title Wash Ruling
“…plaintiffs’ contention they have acquired title to the subsurface minerals because they have not been separately assessed for tax purposes is … without merit. Title to realty may not be acquired by payment of taxes.” THOMAS v. OVIATT 5 Pa. D. & C. 4th 83 (1989) Thomas v. Oviatt No. 334 of 1988. Common Pleas Court…
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