Marcellus Shale-Related Lawsuit
More than 100 people who own land above part of the Marcellus Shale gas formation in Pennsylvania are suing over the drilling leases they signed.
The property owners say in a federal lawsuit that the leases they signed with the land agent, Keeton Group of Lexington, Ky., are illegal under state law and should be invalid.
They say the leases violate state law because they don't guarantee that the property owner would get one-eighth of the royalties from drilling on the Marcellus Shale gas formation.
The suit says the 135 plaintiffs own more than 18,000 acres in Sullivan and Lycoming counties.
The property owners say in a federal lawsuit that the leases they signed with the land agent, Keeton Group of Lexington, Ky., are illegal under state law and should be invalid.
They say the leases violate state law because they don't guarantee that the property owner would get one-eighth of the royalties from drilling on the Marcellus Shale gas formation.
The suit says the 135 plaintiffs own more than 18,000 acres in Sullivan and Lycoming counties.
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