The Oil and Gas Addendum
No Funding For You?
Texas Appeals Court Rules that Surface Owner Could Not Enforce Pipeline Burial Covenant in Oil and Gas Lease
Will Cryptocurrency and Data Mining Add New Complexity to Oil & Gas Zoning?
Federal Court in West Virginia Rules That Insurance Policies Do Not Cover Claims by Oil and Gas Driller for Lost Drilling Opportunities
The Strip and Gore Doctrine - Who Really Owns The Oil and Gas Under Roads and Highways?
Regulating Underground Injection Wells for Carbon Sequestration in Pennsylvania
Coordinating Solar Farm Development With Oil and Gas Rights in Pennsylvania
What the Hedge? - The Impact of Price Hedging on Landowner Production Royalties
Is Deducting Fuel Costs Authorized by Your Lease?
Pore Space: The Next Leasing Frontier for Pennsylvania Landowners?
A Possible Blueprint for Landowners Challenging Pipeline Companies
Pipeline Operators: Public Utility or Pipeline Futility?
Good News for Landowners Means Bad News for Trespassers
West Virginia Supreme Court Rules That Horizontal Wells Cannot Be Drilled Into Adjacent Tracts Pursuant to 1901 Lease
HB 1391: Putting Teeth Back in Pennsylvania’s Minimum Royalty Statute
Adverse Possession – Can Surface Owner Acquire Title to Gas Formations by Mere Passage of Time?
Local Zoning Ordinances May Hinder Oil/Gas Development
The Accommodation Doctrine: Balancing the Interests of the Surface Owner and the Mineral Owner
Subsurface Trespass – Can They Take the Gas Under My Property Without a Lease?
Not All is Quiet on the Quiet Title Front
Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells On Your Property – More Than Just a Rusty Eyesore
Free Natural Gas On Property: Who’s Entitled To Free Gas?
About Us
Oil and gas development can present unique and complex issues that can be intimidating and challenging. At Houston Harbaugh, P.C., our oil and gas practice is dedicated to protecting the interests of landowners and royalty owners. From new lease negotiations to title disputes to royalty litigation, we can help. Whether you have two acres in Washington County or 5,000 acres in Lycoming County, our dedication and commitment remains the same.
We Represent Landowners in All Aspects of Oil and Gas Law
The oil and gas attorneys at Houston Harbaugh have broad experience in a wide array of oil and gas matters, and they have made it their mission to protect and preserve the landowner’s interests in matters that include:
- New lease negotiations
- Pipeline right-of-way negotiations
- Surface access agreements
- Royalty audits
- Tax and estate planning
- Lease expiration claims
- Curative title litigation
- Water contamination claims
Robert Burnett - Practice Chair
Robert’s practice is exclusively devoted to the representation of landowners and royalty owners in oil and gas matters. Robert is the Chair of the Houston Harbaugh’s Oil & Gas Practice Group and represents landowners and royalty owners in a wide array of oil and gas matters throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Robert assists landowners and royalty owners in the negotiation of new oil and gas leases as well as modifications to existing leases. Robert also negotiates surface use agreements and pipeline right-of-way agreements on behalf of landowners. Robert also advises and counsels clients on complex lease development and expiration issues, including the impact and effect of delay rental and shut-in clauses, as well as the implied covenants to develop and market oil and gas. Robert also represents landowners and royalty owners in disputes arising out of the calculation of production royalties and the deduction of post-production costs. Robert also assists landowners with oil and gas title issues and develops strategies to resolve and cure such title deficiencies. Robert also advises clients on the interplay between oil and gas leases and solar leases and assists clients throughout Pennsylvania in negotiating solar leases.
Brendan A. O'Donnell
Brendan O’Donnell is a highly qualified and experienced attorney in the Oil and Gas Law practice. He also practices in our Environmental and Energy Practice. Brendan represents landowners and royalty owners in a wide variety of matters, including litigation and trial work, and in the preparation and negotiation of:
- Leases
- Pipeline right of way agreements
- Surface use agreements
- Oil, gas and mineral conveyances
