Tag: Ohio
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Ohio Supreme Court Interprets Dormant Mineral Act
In Chesapeake Exploration, LLC v. Buell, The Ohio Supreme Court recently answered a certified question from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern District that involved interpretation of the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act, codified as Ohio law R. C. 5301.56. Chesapeake Exploration, LLC and several other parties claimed title to…
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Ohio Court Rules that Local Ordinance Cannot Prevent Hydraulic Fracturing
An Ohio state law was passed in 2004 that gave the State of Ohio sole and exclusive authority to regulate the location of oil and gas wells in the state. Competing with this state law was a municipal ordinance that attempted to block drilling activities within Akron Ohio. All this came to a head when…