Thorny Issue of Who Owns O&G Rights Under PA Roads – Strip & Gore

For years we've railed against what we consider the theft of royalties and bonus payments by the state of Pennsylvania from landowners with creeks and rivers running through their leased (for shale drilling) property. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) claims that under a centuries-old law, the state of PA “owns” the property under “navigable” waterways--including rivers and streams (see PA DCNR Seizes $45M in Streambed Royalties & Bonuses Since 2015). Now comes another similar issue--the ownership of mineral rights under PA roadways.

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