Andreah S. Riedel

Associate

Biography

Focusing her practice in the area of energy and mineral title law, Andreah Riedel’s work is foundational to the success of clients in the oil and natural gas and coal industries. Andreah is building an arsenal of experience that includes abstracting for oil and gas and coal title opinions, preparing easements for oil and gas and coal clients, drafting full title opinions for oil and gas and coal drilling operations to commence, and conducting due diligence work to evaluate the marketability of clients’ assets.

Representative Experience

Conducted abstracting work and title examinations of oil and gas in the Appalachian Basin and the Pittsburgh coal seam in West Virginia and Pennsylvania for dozens of oil and gas and coal clients
Examined, drafted, and issued hundreds of title opinions for both held by production and newly leased acreage in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania
Examined, drafted, and issued hundreds of title opinions for the Pittsburgh coal seam in West Virginia and Pennsylvania
Drafted and issued division order title opinions for oil and gas production units totaling thousands of acres in Pennsylvania
Performed due diligence by assisting in evaluating and determining the marketability of client’s assets for energy transactions in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio
Managed attorney and abstracting teams for clients obtaining oil and gas assets in Ohio in preparation for creating oil and gas production units
Conducted various research projects for dozens of clients regarding questions pertaining to oil and gas and coal interest and concerns, and subsequently drafted memorandums and client alerts

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Licensed In

West Virginia
Ohio

Education

J.D. Duquesne University Kline School of Law

B.A. Duquesne University

Memberships

Women’s Energy Network (WEN)
Women for Economic and Leadership Development (WELD)
American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), Michael Late Benedum Chapter (Prospective Member)
Ohio State Bar Association
Ohio County Bar Association
West Virginia Bar Association
Student Manager, Duquesne University School of Law Family Law Center (2017-2018)
Student Attorney, Duquesne University School of Law Family Law Clinic (2016-2017)
Duquesne Law Review, Production Editor (2017-2018)
Duquesne Law Review, Junior Staff Member (2016-2017)
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Honor Society

Achievements

Pro Bono Service Honors Award Recipient (2018)

Publications

“Ohio Supreme Court Further Clarifies ‘Reasonable Diligence’ Standard Under the Dormant Mineral Act”, Institute of Energy Law, 2022 – Read Here
“Louisiana”, University of Oklahoma Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Journal, 2022 Survey on Oil & Gas, 8 Oil & Gas, Nat. Resources & Energy J. 369, 2022 – Read Here
“Arkansas”, University of Oklahoma Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Journal, 2022 Survey on Oil & Gas, 8 Oil & Gas, Nat. Resources & Energy J. 331, 2022 – Read Here
“Ohio Supreme Court Decision Provides Further Clarity on the Common Law Distinction Between a Reservation and an Exception”, Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association, April 2022 – Read Here
“West Virginia Adopts New Pooling Law”, Andrew S. Graham, Bridget D. Furbee, Andreah S. Riedel, & Delainey D. Banks, AAPL, Landman Magazine, 2022
“Ohio Case Law Developments Impacting Land Work”, Andrew S. Graham, Andreah S. Riedel, & Delainey D. Banks, AAPL, Landman Magazine, 2022
“Arkansas”, University of Oklahoma Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Journal, 2021 Survey on Oil & Gas, 7 Oil & Gas, Nat. Resources & Energy J. 293, 2021 – Read Here
“Arkansas”, University of Oklahoma Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Journal, 2020 Survey on Oil & Gas, 6 Oil & Gas, Nat. Resources & Energy J. 105, 2021 – Read Here
“Arkansas”, University of Oklahoma Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Journal, 2019 Survey on Oil & Gas, 5 Oil & Gas, Nat. Resources & Energy J. 113, 2019 – Read Here
“Ohio” – Melissa Grimes, Timothy McKeen, & Eli Humphries, University of Oklahoma Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Journal, 2017 Survey on Oil & Gas, Oil & Gas, Nat. Resources & Energy J. 765, 2017 – Read Here

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