Mealey's ( September 3, 2025, 10:05 AM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — A hydraulic fracturing operator on Sept. 2 filed a reply brief in Pennsylvania federal court arguing that a royalty dispute brought by leaseholders should be dismissed because the plaintiffs cannot cite any evidence that the post-production expenses the fracking company incurs and then charges to the plaintiffs are unreasonable or were incurred in bad faith....