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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.12.13.2024)
Oil + Gas Update | WV Supreme Court Decisions on Royalties, Post-Production Costs Headline End of 2024. Since our last report , gas...
George A. Bibikos
Dec 18, 20246 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.11.8.2024)
Oil + Gas Update | Royalties, PPCs, Cross-Unit Wells and other Issues Headline a Busy Fall 2024 for Courts. Since our last report ,...
George A. Bibikos
Nov 14, 202418 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.6.7.2024)
Oil + Gas Update | Tex. Supremes Tackle Deductions for Off-Lease Gas Use from Royalties. Since our last report, gas prices rose slightly...
George A. Bibikos
Jun 11, 202410 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.9.16.2022)
Oil + Gas Update | Back-to-School Edition. The ebb and flow of natural gas prices continued since our last report with analysts...
George A. Bibikos
Sep 20, 202210 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.2.11.2022)
Oil + Gas Update | Tx. Supremes Say O+G Royalties Payable in the "Pipeline" are Subject to Post-Production Costs. Oil prices verge on...
George A. Bibikos
Feb 15, 20224 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.1.28.2022)
Oil + Gas Update | Sixth Circuit: Royalties Payable "At the Well" are Subject to Post-Production Costs Natural gas prices dropped...
George A. Bibikos
Feb 2, 20224 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.9.10.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | CHK Settlement, WV Royalties, Retained Acreage in TX. Natural gas prices remained solidly above $4/MMBtu as the rig...
George A. Bibikos
Sep 14, 20213 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.6.18.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | Texas Supremes Say Accepting Unit Royalties ≠ Consent to Pooling. In recent weeks, natural gas prices hovered above...
George A. Bibikos
Jun 22, 20216 min read
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At the Well Weekly (v.4.16.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | PUC ALJ Rules on Mariner East; TX Supremes Enforce Stipulation in Lessee Boundary Fight. Natural gas spot prices in...
George A. Bibikos
Apr 20, 20213 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.3.12.2021)
Oil + Gas Update | TX Supremes Reconcile Royalty Clauses. Natural gas prices dropped as warm weather forecasts drove down demand while...
George A. Bibikos
Mar 16, 20213 min read
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