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Nov 23, 2020
by J. Nicholas Ranjan and Travis Brannon

West Virginia Confirms its Adherence to the Contract Theory for Pooling of Nonparticipating Royalty Interests

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia recently clarified an important issue for the oil and gas industry in Gastar Exploration Inc. v. Contraguerro, affirming West Virginia’s adherence to the contract theory of pooling.

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