Gastar Exploration v. Joyce Contraguerro

Justice Ketchum:

This appeal concerns a voluntary pooling and unitization lease provision regarding horizontal drilling and production of oil and gas from the Marcellus Shale Formation. The lessor is PPG Industries, Inc., (“PPG”) and the lessee is Gastar Exploration USA, Inc., aka Gastar Exploration, Inc., (“Gastar”). The lease covered 3,285.6874 acres in Marshall County, and 700 acres thereof were designated by the lessee, Gastar, as the Wayne/Lily Unit for purposes of pooling the oil and gas interests held by various individuals and entities. 1

PPG and Gastar, defendants in the action below,…