Simmerman Law Office, PLLC recently filed a claim against HG Energy II Appalachia, LLC on behalf of a group of oil and natural gas interest owners related to oil and natural gas royalty payments in Harrison County West Virginia, seeking to establish the correct valuation of oil and gas royalty payments for Marcellus Shale wells drilled by HG Energy II Appalachia, LLC in southern Harrison County, West Virginia. According to the claim, the royalty owners request a declaration as to the correct method of payment for their oil and gas royalty interests, and related relief from the Circuit Court of Harrison County, West Virginia.