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At the Well Weekly
At the Well Weekly is an oil and gas blog for busy industry professionals and lawyers. No long-winded and boring legal summaries. Just the latest market conditions (rigs and prices) and the relevant headlines and holdings for significant cases that affect your business.
Check out our recent posts here and subscribe below to get your weekly, quick-hitting roundup of the latest developments in oil and gas law in Appalachia and beyond (in five minutes or less).


At the Well Weekly (v.2.7.2025)
Oil + Gas Update | Cases on PA EHB Jurisdiction over NGA Projects, TX Royalty Disputes, Implied Covenants in OH and WV, and PA NatGas...
George A. Bibikos
Feb 1215 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.8.23.2024)
Oil + Gas Update | Summer 2024 Roundup Since our last report , natural gas prices remain sluggish alongside relatively flat oil prices...
George A. Bibikos
Aug 27, 202415 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.12.8.2023)
Oil + Gas Update | Royalty Issues Headlined a Busy Fall Docket for the Courts. Natural gas prices hovered beteween $2 and $3 per MMBtu...
George A. Bibikos
Dec 12, 202312 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.9.1.2023)
Oil + Gas Update | Summer 2023 Roundup. With summer winding down, natural gas prices struggled to stay around $2/MMBtu alongside a drop...
George A. Bibikos
Sep 7, 202313 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.6.30.2023)
Oil + Gas Update | Congress Steps in for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Project. The rig count has dropped alongside steady oil prices...
George A. Bibikos
Jul 7, 202310 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.5.12.2023)
Oil + Gas Update | Ninth Circuit Scraps Local Ban on NatGas Hookups in Buildings. Natural gas prices are way down alongside a drastic...
George A. Bibikos
May 16, 20238 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.10.7.2022)
Oil + Gas Update | Texas Court Tackles Post-Production Costs, Fuel Gas, and Free Gas Use. The November NYMEX contract debuted at close...
George A. Bibikos
Oct 12, 20224 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.21.2022)
Oil + Gas Update | Royalties, Lease-Busting Bids, and Dead Cattle Claims. Natural gas prices held firm above $4/MMBtu to start the year...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 25, 20227 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.10.22.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | PA Supremes to Decide Attorney-Fee Obligations in EHB Appeals. Gas prices remained steady between $4 and $5 per MMBtu...
George A. Bibikos
Oct 26, 20217 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.8.20.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | Summer Roundup 2021. As summer winds down, natural gas prices eclipsed $4/MMBtu for the first time in more than two...
George A. Bibikos
Aug 24, 20218 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.4.9.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | Second Circuit Rejects NYC's Climate Change Tort Claims. Natural gas spot prices at two locations in Appalachia dipped...
George A. Bibikos
Apr 13, 20214 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.3.26.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | PA Supreme Court Rejects Application of Consumer Protection Law to O+G Leasing Activities. Natural gas prices dropped...
George A. Bibikos
Mar 31, 20216 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.29.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | PA Superior Court Addresses Dunham Rule in O+G Deal Gas and oil prices climbed slightly across the board alongside a...
George A. Bibikos
Feb 2, 20213 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.11.13.2020)
Oil + Gas Update | WV Top Lease Takes Priority Over Base Lease Under State's Recording Act. Spot prices in Appalachia climbed since our...
George A. Bibikos
Nov 17, 20203 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.5.15.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Texas Supremes Address ORRIs, PA Supremes Poised to Decide O+G Lease-Busting Case, and Army Corps NWP Goes Down. After...
George A. Bibikos
May 18, 202010 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.2.21.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - TX Supremes Tackle ORRI Interpretation. Natural gas prices inched up a few cents more since our last report while oil...
George A. Bibikos
Feb 24, 20204 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.2.7.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Long-Eared Bats, Lease Busting Bids, Overrides, and Contracts by Email Exchange (or not). Since our last report, the...
George A. Bibikos
Feb 10, 20205 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.17.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Ninth Circuit Says Kids Lack Standing to Sue Feds Over Climate Change. Natural gas prices slid again since our last...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 20, 20206 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.10.2020)
Oil + Gas Update - Welcome to 2020. Happy New Year and welcome back to At the Well Weekly. As 2019 ended, the oil-to-gas ratio widened...
George A. Bibikos
Jan 13, 202010 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.3.29.2019)
Oil + Gas Update - De Facto Taking of a Coal Estate in PA, Recording Overrides in Ohio, and Preferential Rights of Working-Interest...
George A. Bibikos
Apr 1, 20195 min read
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