Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center Resources
Blogs:
Research Publications:
- Cases from Marcellus States 2010-2011 (Nov. 2011)
- What a Short, Strange Trip It’s Been: Moving Forward after Five Years of Marcellus Shale Development(April 2011)
- The Impact of Drilling on Surface Owner Rights (Jan. 2011)
- Drake Meets Marcellus: A Review of Pennsylvania Case Law upon the Sesquicentennial of the United States Oil and Gas Industry (Dec. 2010)
- Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act (Jan. 2010)
- 2009 Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Case Law Update (Nov. 2009)
- The Rule of Capture in Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Law (Aug. 2009)
- Emerging Case Law Interpreting Pennsylvania's Minimum Royalty Act: 58 Pa. Stat. § 33 (Aug. 2009)
- Oil and Gas Interstate Conservation Compact: 58 Pa. Stat. § 191-196 (Aug. 2009)
- Surface Owners’ Protection Act: PA House Bill 1155 (July 2009)
- Pennsylvania Dormant Oil and Gas Act: 58 Pa. Stat. § 701.1 – 701.7 (July 2009)
- Governments’ Roles in Natural Gas Development (May 2009)
- Public Hearing on Marcellus Shale: Legal Issues Impacting Landowners (Apr. 2009)
- Natural Gas Litigation Update (Apr. 2009)
- The Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Conservation Law: A Summary of the Statutory Provisions (Mar. 2009)
- The Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Act: A Summary of the Statutory Provisions (Mar. 2009)
- What Every Farmer Should Know About Mining Law (Feb. 2004)
Agricultural Law Brief Articles:
Video Presentations:
- Marcellus Shale Legislation (Jan. 2011)
- Why Is Marcellus Shale Such a Hot Topic? (Sept. 2010)
- Marcellus Shale Legislation and Litigation: A Year in Review (Dec. 2009)
- Oil and Gas Act Preemption (May 2009)
- Natural Gas Leases (June 2008)
PowerPoint Presentations:
- The Impact of Drilling on Surface Owner Rights (Jan. 2011)
- Legal Issues in Marcellus Shale Development (Jan. 2011)
- Marcellus Shale in the Courts (Oct. 2010)
- Municipal Regulation of Natural Gas Operations (Oct. 2010)
- Drake Plus 150: Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Case Law in 2009 (Nov. 2009)
- Marcellus Shale in Your Present and Future: Legal Issues for Landowners (Nov. 2009)
- The Rule of Capture in Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Law (Sept. 2009)
- Pennsylvania Law Governing Natural Gas Exploration (Mar. 2009)
Penn State: Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research Resources
Penn State: College of Agricultural Sciences Resources
- Natural Gas (Cooperative Extension)
- Marcellus Shale (Water Resources, Cooperative Extension)
Penn State: College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Resources
- Dr. Terry Engelder’s Homepage (Professor of Geosciences)
- Marcellus Shale Resource Page (Earth and Environmental Systems Institute)
- Petroleum and Natural Gas (Earth and Mineral Sciences Energy Institute)
Other Penn State Resources
- Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center
- Marcellus Shale (PennState Live: The University's Official News Source)