Kirkland Attorneys Swat Down $100M Drilling Trespass Claim in Ohio Court | Texas Lawyer
















Gulfport Energy logo on the company headquarters building. Credit: Google

The dispute centered on whether a geological formation cited by the plaintiffs was part of an oil and gas field in Ohio known as the Utica Shale, and whether the defendants could develop it.

March 06, 2024 at 05:12 PM

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  • A Kirkland & Ellis team from Houston helped secure a major defense verdict in an Ohio federal court for energy companies based in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.
  • Defendants EQT Corp. and Gulfport Energy were accused by large landowners of violating an oil and gas lease.

A Kirkland & Ellis team from Houston helped secure a major defense verdict in an Ohio federal court for energy companies based in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

In a two-week jury trial, large Ohio landowners claimed Pittsburgh-based EQT Corp. and Oklahoma City-based Gulfport Energy Corp. trespassed their property by drilling wells and converting natural gas without permission.

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