Monthly Archives: September 2015

West Virginia Gas Wells Shut-In

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Oil and gas companies refer to areas where they own a significant number of acres as fields.  Stone Energy has one called the Mary field here in West Virginia.  It’s up in Tyler and Wetzel counties, for the most part.  It produces about 100 MMCF of gas per day.  Stone Energy has decided to shut the entire field in.

The reason is that the amount of money that Stone can get for gas produced from the Mary field is so small that it isn’t worth their time; they’re practically giving the gas away.  For more details, and a lot of interesting facts about oil and gas pricing and production, take a look at this article by Marcellus Drilling News.

Oil and Gas is Alive and Well in West Virginia

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Things have been picking up here at this office, indicating that oil and gas activity is picking up in West Virginia.  This article at the Exponent Telegram tells why.  To sum up, the current pipeline projects are going to be able to take a lot of gas out of the area, and will increase demand for the gas that’s still in the ground.

We’re awfully busy so we don’t have a lot of time to blog right now, but we thought we’d put this out there.

West Virginia Nuisance Lawsuits Against Oil and Gas Producers

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There seem to be more and more nuisance lawsuits filed in West Virginia these days.  Property owners who are affected by oil and gas development, but who aren’t benefiting from it in any way, are resorting to legal action to protect their property.

The big problem with nuisance lawsuits is that they usually don’t pay for themselves.  You can count on getting a judgment, but that judgment usually won’t even cover the cost of the attorney or law firm you hire.  You can protect your property, but it’s going to cost you.  A lot of surface owners in West Virginia simply don’t have the resources to take on that cost.  Lawyers won’t (usually) work for free.

That hasn’t stopped every West Virginian, though.  This article over at E&E Publishing covers the subject pretty well.  It’s worth a quick read.