Pa. Supreme Court Upholds Old Precedent In Fracking

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled to uphold a legal principle that allows drillers to drain oil and natural gas from outside their property lines.
The court overturned a 2018 decision by the lower Superior Court on Wednesday that said the “rule of capture” does not cover hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the rule has been applied throughout the United States since at least 1889. The rule states that oil and gas