The Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center
Marcellus Shale Resource Area
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Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center Resources

Blogs:

• Penn State Marcellus Shale Law Blog

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:

• General Natural Gas Issues
• Municipal Preemption
• Oil and Gas Act

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

• Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research
  • Publications
  • News and Announcements
  • Presentations and Videos

Penn State: College of Agricultural Sciences Resources

• Natural Gas (Cooperative Extension)
  • Multimedia Resources
  • Publications
  • Natural Gas Leases
  • Marcellus Education Fact Sheets
• 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)