Pennsylvania Gas Royalties in Suspense: Why Royalty Payments Stop and What Landowners Should DoUpdated November 2, 2026 A Pennsylvania landowner may receive natural-gas royalty payments for months or years and then suddenly discover that the payments have stopped. The gas company may state that the royalties have been placed “in suspense.” The company may refer to a title issue, inheritance, missing documents, an ownership dispute, an incorrect decimal... Read more »
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What Pennsylvania Landowners Should Know Before Signing a Surface Use AgreementWhen a gas company wants to use the surface of a Pennsylvania landowner’s property, the company may present a document called a Surface Use Agreement. This agreement may involve a well pad, access road, water line, pipeline, impoundment, above-ground facility, meter station, valve site, staging area, or other surface operation. In many cases, the surface... Read more »
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Pennsylvania Gas Royalty Deductions: What Landowners Should Know About Gathering, Compression, Transportation, and Other Post-Production CostsUpdated September 21, 2026 Pennsylvania landowners receiving natural gas royalties often focus on two numbers: the amount of gas produced and the royalty percentage stated in the oil and gas lease. But there is another number that can have an enormous effect on the royalty check. Deductions. A landowner may receive a royalty statement showing... Read more »
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Pennsylvania Unit Amendments and Royalty Recoupment: What Landowners Should Know Before Accepting Reduced Royalty PaymentsUpdated September 22, 2026 When a Pennsylvania landowner receives a royalty check, the landowner usually expects the payment to reflect current gas production, the royalty percentage in the lease, the landowner’s acreage in the unit, and any deductions allowed or prohibited by the lease. But sometimes a landowner suddenly receives a notice, royalty statement, payment... Read more »
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Pennsylvania Deeds and Corrective Deeds for Oil and Gas Landowners: What to Know Before Signing a Lease, Division Order, or Mineral Rights SaleUpdated August 12, 2026 When Pennsylvania landowners think about oil and gas issues, they usually focus on leases, royalties, well pads, pipelines, surface use agreements, or mineral rights offers. But one of the most important documents may be much older and much easier to overlook. The deed. A deed may determine who owns the property,... Read more »
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Pennsylvania Landowners Selling Oil and Gas Rights: What to Know Before Signing a Mineral Rights Sale AgreementUpdated July 27, 2026 Pennsylvania landowners who own oil and gas rights may receive letters, postcards, phone calls, emails, or direct offers from companies seeking to buy those rights. The offer may sound attractive. The buyer may promise a large cash payment, a quick closing, simple paperwork, and an easy transaction. The landowner may be... Read more »
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Pennsylvania Temporary Water Line Agreements: What Landowners Should Know Before SigningUpdated July 13, 2026 When a gas company wants to install temporary above-ground water lines across a Pennsylvania landowner’s property, the request may sound simple. The company may explain that the water line is only temporary, that it will be removed after hydraulic fracturing operations, and that the line is needed to transport water to... Read more »
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Pennsylvania Water Impoundment Pond Agreements: What Landowners Should Know Before SigningUpdated July 7, 2026 When a gas company wants to place a water impoundment pond on a Pennsylvania landowner’s property, the request should be taken very seriously. A water impoundment pond is not a small or routine surface-use issue. These ponds may store large volumes of water for hydraulic fracturing and related natural gas development... Read more »
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Pennsylvania Water Damage Claims After Oil and Gas Operations: What Landowners Should Know Before Signing AnythingUpdated June 29, 2026 When gas company operations affect water on a Pennsylvania property, the issue can be far more serious than an ordinary surface-damage claim. Water is essential to a home, farm, business, livestock operation, recreational property, and long-term land value. If a private water well, spring, pond, stream, wet area, drainage feature, or... Read more »
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Pennsylvania Reclamation Issues: What Landowners Should Know After Gas Company OperationsUpdated June 22, 2026 When a gas company, pipeline company, or contractor finishes work on a Pennsylvania landowner’s property, the landowner may expect the property to be returned to the condition promised in the lease, addendum, surface use agreement, well pad agreement, roadway agreement, or other written contract. Unfortunately, that does not always happen. Reclamation... Read more »
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