Publications

Oil and Gas Leasing Publications

• Negotiating Oil and Gas Leases on Pennsylvania Farmland (Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 2010)
• Oil and Gas Leases: Landowners’ Rights (New York State Office of the Attorney General, Aug. 2008)
• Gas Exploration and Leasing on Private Land: Tips and Guidance for New York Landowners (Cornell University Cooperative Extension, June 2008)
• Information about Oil and Gas Leasing for Surface Owners who also Own their Minerals (David McMahon, Attorney at Law in West Virginia, May 2008)
• Leasing Farmland for Oil and Gas Production (The Ohio State University Extension, Mar. 2008)
• Landowners and Oil and Gas Leases in Pennsylvania (Fact Sheet, PA Dept. of Environmental Protection, May 2002)
• Termination of an Oil and Gas Lease (Jordan Fambrough, Attorney at Law, Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, Sept. 2001)
• Negotiating Oil and Gas Leases on Indiana Farmland (Purdue University Cooperative Extension, Oct. 1997)
• Hints on Negotiating an Oil and Gas Lease (Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, July 1997)
• Landowner Tips: Oil and Gas Leases (New York State Office of the Attorney General)
• Oil and Gas Lease Forms (Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation)

General Oil and Gas Law Publications

• Water’s Journey Through the Shale Gas Drilling and Production Processes in the Mid-Atlantic Region (Penn State Cooperative Extension, May 2012) 
• Geochemical evidence for possible natural migration of Marcellus Formation brine to shallow aquifers in Pennsylvania (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Jan. 2012)
• Taxation of Natural Gas: A Comparative Analysis (Center for Business and Economic Research Marshall University, Nov. 2011)
• Potential Pennsylvania Economic Impact of Four Natural Gas Severance Tax/Fee Proposals (Institute for research in Training & Development, May 2011)
• Marcellus Shale Wastewater Issues in Pennsylvania — Current and Emerging Treatment and Disposal Technologies (Penn State Cooperative Extension, Apr. 2011)
• Marcellus Shale Gas Well Drilling: Regulations to Protect Water Supplies in Pennsylvania (Penn State Cooperative Extension, Mar. 2011)
• Northeastern Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Short-Term Ambient Air Sampling Report (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Jan. 2011)
• State Tax Implications of Marcellus Shale: What the Pennsylvania Data Say in 2010 (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2011).
• Southwestern Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Short-Term Ambient Air Sampling Report (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Nov. 2010)
• Pennsylvania Energy Impacts Assessment Report 1: Marcellus Shale Natural Gas and Wind (The Nature Conservancy, Nov. 2010)
• Evaluation of Erosion and Sediment Control (Michele Leed, P.E. for Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Nov. 2010)
• Citizens’ Guide to Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania (National Sea Grant Law Center and Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Fall 2010)
• Pennsylvania Hydraulic Fracturing State Review (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, September, 2010).
• Developing the Marcellus Shale — Environmental Policy and Planning Recommendations for the Development of the Marcellus Shale Play in Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Environmental Council, July 2010)
• The Economic Impacts of the Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Play: An Update (Pennsylvania State University, May 2010)
• Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas Boom: Economic and Environmental Impacts (Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, June 2010)
• The Economic Impacts of the Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Play: An Update (Pennsylvania State University, May 2010)
• Radioactivity in Marcellus Shale (Radioactive Waste Management Associates, May 2010)
• Radiological Survey Report: Marcellus Shale Drilling Cuttings (Performed by CoPhysics Corporation, Apr. 2010)
• Unanswered Questions About the Economic Impact of Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale: Don’t Jump to Conclusions (J.M. Barth & Associates, Inc., Mar. 2010)
• Preserving Forests, Protecting Waterways (PennEnvironment, Winter 2009) 
• Marcellus Shale Workforce Needs Assessment (Marcellus Shale Education and Training Center, Summer 2009)
• Negotiating Oil and Gas Rights for Access to the Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Reserves (Derald J. Hay and Herbert K. Sudfeld, Fox Rothschild LLP, June 2009)
• Water Resources and Natural Gas Production from Marcellus Shale (U.S. Geological Survey, May 2009)
• Seller Beware: Some Perils and Solutions to Leasing Oil and Gas Rights (Derald J. Hay, Fox Rothschild LLP, Apr. 2009)
• Development of the Marcellus Shale — Water Resource Challenges (K & L Gates, Timothy Weston)
• Homegrown Energy: The Facts About Natural Gas Exploration of the Marcellus Shale (Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York)
• Marcellus Shale is Hot Topic in PA Environmental Law (M. Joel Bolstein, Esq., published by Fox Rothschild LLP, Oct. 2008)
• Marcellus Boom Sparking Regulators to Action (Jones Day, Oct. 2008)
• Hydraulic Fracturing Considerations for Natural Gas Wells of the Marcellus Shale (ALL Consulting, Sept. 2008)
• Oil and Gas Operators Manual (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, June 2008)
• The Impact of Marcellus Shale in Northeastern Pennsylvania with an Emphasis on Charities, Crime, and Poverty (Joint Urban Studies Center, May 2008)
• The Economic Impact of Marcellus Shale in Northeastern Pennsylvania (Joint Urban Studies Center, May 2008)
• Shale Gas: Focus on the Marcellus Shale (The Oil and Gas Accountability Project/Earthworks, May 2008)
• Oklahoma Bar Association Mineral Law Section Newsletter (Apr. 2008)
• Pennsylvania Geology (Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, Vol. 38, No. 1, Spring 2008)
• Marcellus Shale: What Local Government Officials Need to Know (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2008).
• The Gold Book: Surface Operating Standards and Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 2007)
• An Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I need to Know? — A Citizen's Guide (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Aug. 2006)
• Oil and Gas at Your Door? A Landowners Guide to Oil and Gas Development (Oil and Gas Accountability Project, June 2005)
• Our Drinking Water at Risk (Oil and Gas Accountability Project, Apr. 2005)
• An Examination of Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas Industry (The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Mar. 2005)
• Posting and Bonding Procedures for Municipal Highways (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation)