Ohio High Court Sets Date For Arguments In Case Over Meaning Of ‘Utica Shale’

( October 6, 2023, 7:13 AM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court has set a date for oral argument for a hydraulic fracturing lease case in which the parties dispute the definition of what constitutes the “formation commonly known as the Utica Shale.”  The mineral rights owner in the case contends that the fracking companies drilled beyond the shale formation in violation of the lease agreement....