Ohio High Court To Hear Fracking Dispute Over Definition Of ‘Utica Shale’

Mealey's (June 8, 2023, 1:27 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A divided Ohio Supreme Court will hear a case on the common meaning of the language in a hydraulic fracturing lease that is the subject of a dispute between fracking operators and a mineral rights owner pertaining to the definition of what constitutes the “formation commonly known as the Utica Shale.” The rights owner contends that the companies drilled beyond the shale formation in violation of the lease agreement....