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Oil, gas and mineral rights - How courts are deciding issues about ownership
By Christopher F. Swing on 04/02/2014
As written in the April 2014 Smart Business News Akron/Canton
By Christopher F. Swing, Partner, Brouse McDowell, LPA
Ohio's shale gas region has slated capital projects valued at more than $12 billion, with the industry expected to add 66,000 jobs and $5 billion annually to the state economy starting this year, according to economists at Cleveland State University.
More than 3 million acres have been leased for drilling, with gas and oil companies pouring nearly $7.5 billion in bank accounts for the right to drill. The oil and gas industry, and the legal issues surrounding it, are going to have a profound economic impact on Ohio.
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By Christopher F. Swing, Partner, Brouse McDowell, LPA
Ohio's shale gas region has slated capital projects valued at more than $12 billion, with the industry expected to add 66,000 jobs and $5 billion annually to the state economy starting this year, according to economists at Cleveland State University.
More than 3 million acres have been leased for drilling, with gas and oil companies pouring nearly $7.5 billion in bank accounts for the right to drill. The oil and gas industry, and the legal issues surrounding it, are going to have a profound economic impact on Ohio.
Click here to read the rest of the article.