Pennsylvania High Court: Fracking Rule Of Capture Stands, Case Vacated, Remanded

(January 22, 2020, 3:03 PM EST) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Jan. 22 vacated and remanded a case regarding the rule of capture, concluding that developers who conduct hydraulic fracturing operations may rely on pressure differentials to drain oil and gas from under another person’s property, at least in the absence of a physical invasion (Adam Briggs, et al. v. Southwestern Energy Production Company, No. 63MAP, 2018, Pa. Sup., 2020 Pa. LEXIS 343)....

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