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Pooling Clauses And Statutes, Gina Warren, Mark Walston Sep 2015

Pooling Clauses And Statutes, Gina Warren, Mark Walston

Gina Warren

No abstract provided.


Pooling Clauses And Statutes, Gina Warren Sep 2015

Pooling Clauses And Statutes, Gina Warren

Gina Warren

No abstract provided.


Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania: Examination And Implications, John C. Dernbach, James R. May, Kenneth T. Kristl Feb 2015

Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania: Examination And Implications, John C. Dernbach, James R. May, Kenneth T. Kristl

John C. Dernbach

In Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held unconstitutional major parts of Pennsylvania’s “Act 13”—a 2012 oil and gas law designed to facilitate the development of natural gas from Marcellus Shale. In so doing, the Court breathed new life into Article I, Section 27 of Pennsylvania’s constitution, which creates public rights in certain environmental amenities and requires the state to “conserve and maintain” public resources “for the benefit of all the people.” This paper describes the decision, explains some of its immediate implications in Pennsylvania, and also explains its importance for public environmental rights and environmental …


The International And Domestic Law Of Climate Change: A Binding International Agreement Without The Senate Or Congress?, David A. Wirth Feb 2015

The International And Domestic Law Of Climate Change: A Binding International Agreement Without The Senate Or Congress?, David A. Wirth

David A. Wirth

This Article asserts that neither Senate advice and consent nor new congressional legislation are necessarily conditions precedent to the United States' becoming a party to a binding agreement to be adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is to be held in Paris in December 2015. Depending on the form of such an agreement, which is presently under negotiation, the President's Climate Action Plan could provide sufficient domestic legal authority for the conclusion of all or part of such a binding international instrument as an executive agreement, as well as …


Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania: Examination And Implications, John Dernbach, James May, Kenneth Kristl Dec 2014

Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania: Examination And Implications, John Dernbach, James May, Kenneth Kristl

Kenneth T Kristl

In Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held unconstitutional major parts of Pennsylvania’s “Act 13”—a 2012 oil and gas law designed to facilitate the development of natural gas from Marcellus Shale. In so doing, the Court breathed new life into Article I, Section 27 of Pennsylvania’s constitution, which creates public rights in certain environmental amenities and requires the state to “conserve and maintain” public resources “for the benefit of all the people.” This paper describes the decision, explains some of its immediate implications in Pennsylvania, and also explains its importance for public environmental rights and environmental …


The Role Provincial Governmental Units Can Play Regarding Oil And Gas Development Agreements In The Kurdish North: Allocation Of Iraqi Constitutional Power, Rex Zedalis Jul 2014

The Role Provincial Governmental Units Can Play Regarding Oil And Gas Development Agreements In The Kurdish North: Allocation Of Iraqi Constitutional Power, Rex Zedalis

Rex Zedalis

No abstract provided.


From Summer Of Optimism To Summer Of Despair, Owen Anderson Aug 2010

From Summer Of Optimism To Summer Of Despair, Owen Anderson

Owen L. Anderson

No abstract provided.


Local Regulation Of Mineral Development In Wyoming, Alan Romero Dec 2009

Local Regulation Of Mineral Development In Wyoming, Alan Romero

Alan Romero

No abstract provided.


Introduction: North Dakota's Energy Landscape, Owen Anderson Dec 2008

Introduction: North Dakota's Energy Landscape, Owen Anderson

Owen L. Anderson

No abstract provided.


The Rule Of Capture--An Oil And Gas Perspective, Owen Anderson, Bruce Kramer Dec 2004

The Rule Of Capture--An Oil And Gas Perspective, Owen Anderson, Bruce Kramer

Owen L. Anderson

No abstract provided.


Exploratory Unitization Under The 2004 Model Oil And Gas Convention Act, Owen Anderson, Ernest Smith Dec 2003

Exploratory Unitization Under The 2004 Model Oil And Gas Convention Act, Owen Anderson, Ernest Smith

Owen L. Anderson

No abstract provided.


Seismic Technology And Law: Partners Or Adversaries, Owen Anderson, John Pigott Dec 2003

Seismic Technology And Law: Partners Or Adversaries, Owen Anderson, John Pigott

Owen L. Anderson

No abstract provided.


Geophysical "Trespass" Revisited, Owen Anderson Dec 1998

Geophysical "Trespass" Revisited, Owen Anderson

Owen L. Anderson

No abstract provided.


Royalty Valuation: Should Royalty Obligations Be Determined Intrinsically, Theoretically, Or Realistically?: Part 1: Why All The Fuss? What Does History Reveal?, Owen Anderson Dec 1996

Royalty Valuation: Should Royalty Obligations Be Determined Intrinsically, Theoretically, Or Realistically?: Part 1: Why All The Fuss? What Does History Reveal?, Owen Anderson

Owen L. Anderson

No abstract provided.


Royalty Valuation: Should Royalty Obligations Be Determined Intrinsically, Theoretically, Or Realistically?: Part 2: Should Courts Contemplate The Forest Or Dissect Each Tree? Why All The Fuss? What Does History Reveal?, Owen Anderson Dec 1996

Royalty Valuation: Should Royalty Obligations Be Determined Intrinsically, Theoretically, Or Realistically?: Part 2: Should Courts Contemplate The Forest Or Dissect Each Tree? Why All The Fuss? What Does History Reveal?, Owen Anderson

Owen L. Anderson

No abstract provided.