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		<title>Future drilling activity is likely not to be productive?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent article published in the Times Herald-Record  http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130407/NEWS/304070331 Penn State professor Terry Engelder discusses the likelihood that Sullivan County&#8217;s prospects for future drilling activity is likely not to be productive. Professor Engelder is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on the geology of the Marcellus Shale formation and was my GeoSci20.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Things to know before you buy a property with oil and gas rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. What is it worth? When determining property value, consider where the property is located and how much development is currently taking place in the surrounding area. 2. What is the development status? Know if the property is unleased, leased but not drilled, leased and drilled but not producing, or leased and producing before seriously.]]></description>
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		<title>What can we do about the roads?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a question I hear from landowners all the time. In areas of oil and gas development, a very common complaint is that their roads are being overused by commercial gas drilling, water, and pipeline trucks. This unusually heavy use of the once country roads is causing deterioration of the road surfaces as well.]]></description>
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		<title>ATTENTION ALL LENDERS!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMERCIAL CODE TO TAKE EFFECT THIS SUMMER WHAT’S IN A NAME? On July 1, 2013, an individual borrower’s driver’s license will be one of the most important documents a lender can obtain if the loan is secured by assets, which require a UCC financing statement filing to be perfected. Amendments.]]></description>
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		<title>Where were you five years ago?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What were landowners in Northeastern Pennsylvania doing five years ago? A good number of them were signing $5 per acre oil and gas leases with landmen who promised that the price of leasing would never go any higher. Fast-forward to 2013 and all of those $5 per acre leases are now set to expire. If.]]></description>
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		<title>Gas Prices on the Rise Again, Now What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At one point today, the NYMEX price for natural gas hit $4 for the first time in well over a year. So, what does that mean for natural gas drilling in Northeastern Pennsylvania? Prior to mid-2011 when gas prices were well over $4/mcf, land leasing was rampant, drilling and land development was aggressive and courthouses.]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the new O&#8217;Brien Law Group website and our new legal blog.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the new and improved O&#8217;Brien Law Group website and our brand new legal blog. We are thrilled to be starting this new endeavor and look forward to providing you with interesting and relevant content on a regular basis. Check back regularly for updated blog posts on developing issues. If you have ideas for.]]></description>
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		<title>Is your Oil and Gas Property Really Insured?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you own an oil and gas property in Pennsylvania, you may believe that your existing general liability insurance policy or umbrella coverage is sufficient to cover you in the case of a loss related to gas company activity on or under your property.  It has come to our attention that some insurance companies are.]]></description>
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		<title>Are my royalty payments accurate?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Royalty underpayments are an unfortunate reality in oil and gas drilling and it is your job as a mineral rights owner to ensure that your payments are correct.  The O&#8217;Brien Law Group and our affiliated company, O&#8217;Brien Mineral Management LLC can help you determine if you are being paid correctly. We recently recovered an underpayment.]]></description>
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		<title>You can&#8217;t always wait until tomorrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contemplating your own mortality is not something anyone wants to do. Let&#8217;s face it, questions like &#8220;Who will take care of my children if something happens to me?&#8221;  or  &#8221; How do I want to be cared for if I am unable to make medical decisions for myself?&#8221; are not questions we generally like to.]]></description>
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