Pipeline Installation and Current Use Taxation in New Hampshire
Would the installation of a pipeline pull the affected land out of the favorable “current use” valuation regime and cause it to be taxed more heavily? Background Northeast Energy Direct (NED) has applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a license to install a natural gas pipeline across southern New Hampshire. The question has arisen as to the tax effect on an affected...Read More
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Unresolved Issues with Ohio’s Dormant Mineral Statute
Some of the issues discussed below have been clarified by Ohio courts. Read more here. Background Over the past few years, Ohio’s courts, at all levels, have dealt with a number of issues pertaining to O.R.C. 5301.56, often referred to as Ohio’s dormant mineral statute. At this point in time, several such issues are about to be ruled upon by Ohio’s Supreme Court. One issue of importance,...Read More
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Obtaining Unexpected Profits from Ohio’s Dormant Minerals Act
Overview Ohio’s dormant minerals act (DMA) is designed to rejuvenate abandoned oil and gas reservations by granting them to the surface owner (a more detailed explanation of the DMA can be found here). A basic DMA process with one oil and gas holder: In a very basic scenario, the Surface Owner notifies the oil and gas Holder that their rights will be declared abandoned in 60 days. In...Read More
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Oil and Gas Lease Ownership Challenges
Below are the materials the National Business Institute asked me to prepare for a seminar on Oil and Gas law. LEASE / OWNERSHIP CHALLENGES, DISPUTES AND NEGOTIATIONS A. Recent case law and litigation trends Though Ohio was one of the earliest states to have commercial production of oil and gas, surprisingly, it has not developed much of a body of case law in the field of oil and gas....Read More
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Non-Consenting Landowners and Conflicts Between Leases
This article discusses situations arising when several people own the same piece of land, and only some of them sign an oil and gas lease. Resolving this issue requires a discussion of basic property ownership principles. Types of Land Ownership Ownership in land takes many forms. Some individuals are the sole owner of their land. Another piece of land could be owned by several people, such...Read More
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Ohio Pipeline Map and Proposed ET Rover and Leach XPress Routes
Ohio has so many pipelines that if I tried to put them all on one map, you wouldn’t be able to see much. What I’ve done here is shown what I consider to be the major, state-wide pipelines. All of these lines are interstate (crossing into at least PA, WV, IN or KY). They carry different products. They are different sizes. They have different destinations. What unifies them is their...Read More
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