The Office of Attorney General will be hosting an Information Session on its Settlement with Chesapeake Energy on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 6:30 pm at the Towanda Area Jr/Sr High School at 1 High School Drive, Towanda, PA 18848.  Attorneys for the Office will provide an overview of the Office of Attorney General’s Settlement with Chesapeake Energy.  They will also explain the election options available to Pennsylvania Royalty Owners with Chesapeake Leases regarding payment of future royalties.   The Attorneys will not provide any advice on what option to select.  The Attorneys will be available after the Information Session for questions until 9:30 pm.  They will also be available at the Bradford County Commissioners’ Offices at 301 Main Street, Towanda PA, 18848 on November 10, 2021 from 8:30-4:30 for questions.  

Under the Office of Attorney General’s settlement with Chesapeake Energy, Pennsylvania Royalty Owners with Chesapeake Leases have until November 29, 2021, to make their election about how royalties will be paid in the future.  Royalty owners who do not make a choice will be deemed to have made the default election under the settlement.

If Pennsylvania Royalty Owners with Chesapeake Leases have not yet received a letter from Epiq, the Claims Administrator, about their election options, the Office recommends that they go to http://www.PAroyaltysettlements.com to make their election or contact Epiq, at 855-907-2082 or e-mail [email protected].  They may also contact the Attorney General’s Office at (717) 787-4530 or by email at [email protected] if they have any questions.  The Settlement website identifies options and allows royalty owners to make their elections about how royalties are to be paid in the future.  It also identifies how royalties will be paid under royalty owner leases should they fail to make an election.