Texas Jury Awards $41.92M To Companies For Interference With Fracking Rights

Mealey's (February 7, 2023, 12:09 PM EST) -- TILDEN, Texas — A jury in Texas state court has awarded $41,920,180 to two hydraulic fracturing operators for damages from an injection well operated by a pipeline company and its affiliate.  The jury found that the pipeline company interfered with the fracking operators’ ability to drill for oil by injecting hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas into the well, which then contaminated the rock formation....

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