Porter v. Chevron Appalachia, LLC

OPINION BY LAZARUS, J.:

James E. Porter, Jr., and Mary Porter, h/w (collectively, the "Porters"), appeal from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County, granting the motion of Chevron Appalachia, LLC ("Chevron"), for a preliminary injunction. Upon careful review, we affirm.

The Porters are the owners of a 76-acre parcel of land in Lucerne Township, Fayette County, which is subject to an oil and gas lease entered into between the Porters and Atlas America, Inc., Chevron's predecessor-in-interest, on October 20, 2002 ("Lease"). Paragraph 1 of the Lease grants Chevron…