Briggs, et al v. Southwestern Energy Prod. Co - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT ADAM BRIGGS, PAULA BRIGGS, HIS WIFE, JOSHUA BRIGGS AND SARAH H. BRIGGS, Respondents v. SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, Petitioner : No. 443 MAL 2018 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 20th day of November, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as rephrased, is: Does the rule of capture apply to oil and gas produced from wells that were completed using hydraulic fracturing and preclude trespass liability for allegedly draining oil or gas from under nearby property, where the well is drilled solely on and beneath the driller’s own property and the hydraulic fracturing fluids are injected solely on or beneath the driller’s own property?

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