Article 34.1 of the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Lease Act
was enacted July 9, 2013, and has received heavy scrutiny since its
enactment based on the misperception that it permits unfettered,
"forced pooling" by oil and gas developers.
In an article written by Michael Joy, Robert Jochen and Steven
Chadwick in the July 29th, 2014 edition of The Legal
lntelligencer, the authors address this misconception
and consider the second part of the statute that has received
little public attention, that of apportionment.
The full text of the article can be found online at www.thelegalintelligencer.com
This article is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice.
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