West Virginia Oil and Gas Update

Authors

Andrew S. Graham
Cole T. Delancey

Publication Date

3-1-2013

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This Article summarizes and discusses important cases and legislation, issued or enacted between September 1, 2011, and August 31, 2012, pertaining to the law of oil and gas in West Virginia. The Article is divided into two parts. Part One discusses the Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act, which was enacted by the West Virginia Legislature on December 14, 2011. Part Two discusses developments in West Virginia's case law regarding oil and gas. In this Part, the Authors will discuss and analyze major decisions issued by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, as well as decisions by the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia.

DOI

10.37419/TWLR.V19.I2.33

First Page

637

Last Page

652

Recommended Citation

Andrew S. Graham & Cole T. Delancey, West Virginia Oil and Gas Update, 19 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 637 (2013).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/TWLR.V19.I2.33