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Monika U. Ehrman

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One Oil And Gas Right To Rule Them All, Monika Ehrman Dec 2017

One Oil And Gas Right To Rule Them All, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

The proverbial “bundle of sticks” is an analogy familiar to real property scholars. The analogy compares property ownership to a bundle of sticks—that is, ownership composed of separate and individual property rights—where each “stick” represents a right or stream of benefits available to the property owner. Under the centuries-old common law ad coelum doctrine, real property contained all lands from the core of the earth to the sky. Although this “heaven-to-hell” doctrine is now limited, oil and gas still composes that part of subsurface real property, sometimes called the mineral estate. In oil and gas law, the mineral property bundle …

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The Granting Clause In The Modern Oil And Gas Lease, Monika Ehrman Dec 2017

The Granting Clause In The Modern Oil And Gas Lease, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

Of all the contracts used in the oil and gas industry, none is as important as the oil and gas lease. It is the foundational instrument in oil and gas and a required prerequisite to development for those who do not own the mineral estate. Its uniqueness arises in that unlike most other oil and gas contracts, it is both a contract and a conveyance of property. Part I of this article begins with an overview of the mineral estate, the predecessor to an oil and gas lease. Part II examines theories of oil and gas rights ownership and oil …

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The Future Of The Canadian Energy Industry In A Low Price Commodity Environment Dec 2016

The Future Of The Canadian Energy Industry In A Low Price Commodity Environment

Monika U. Ehrman

This article, adapted from the LSU Law Center Symposium, Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Energy and Natural Resources (March 4, 2016), reviews, in brief, the decline in petroleum commodity prices; the magnitude and importance of the Canadian exploration and production sector (with particular attention given to its relationship with the United States); the effects of the drop in commodity prices in Canada and the challenges faced by the Canadian energy industry; and possible strategies for Canada to weather the decline and improve its resistance to future price volatility.

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Earthquakes In The Oilpatch: The Regulatory And Legal Issues Arising Out Of Oil And Gas Operation Induced Seismicity, Monika Ehrman Dec 2016

Earthquakes In The Oilpatch: The Regulatory And Legal Issues Arising Out Of Oil And Gas Operation Induced Seismicity, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

There is an incredible increase in earthquake activity in traditionally non-seismically active states, such as Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and Ohio. In fact, Oklahoma has surpassed California to become the most seismically active state in the United States. Over the last five years, many researchers have pointed to a correlation between seismic activity and certain oil and gas operations, such as wastewater fluid injection and hydraulic fracturing. Oil and gas companies, state regulatory agencies, and local and state governments are unsure of how to proceed given that most of this activity is occurring in states with a strong and economically vested …

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A Response To The Major Arguments Against Shale Gas Development Using Hydraulic Fracturing, Monika Ehrman Feb 2014

A Response To The Major Arguments Against Shale Gas Development Using Hydraulic Fracturing, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

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The Next Great Compromise: A Comprehensive Response To Opposition Against Shale Gas Development Using Hydraulic Fracturing In The United States, Monika Ehrman Dec 2013

The Next Great Compromise: A Comprehensive Response To Opposition Against Shale Gas Development Using Hydraulic Fracturing In The United States, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

By 2015, the United States is poised to overtake the world’s current top producer of natural gas, Russia, due to the abundance of American shale gas, located in plays such as the now-familiar Marcellus Shale, which encompasses parts of New York, Pennsylvania, and certain Appalachian states and the Barnett Shale, located in North Texas. The recent rise in shale gas development is due mostly to the combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (also referred to as fracing, fracking, and hydrofracking) technologies. The combination of these separate, but established, technologies allows for economic shale gas production. This Article describes these …

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Lights Out In The Bakken: An Analysis Of Flaring Regulation And Its Potential Effect On North Dakota Shale Oil Production Dec 2013

Lights Out In The Bakken: An Analysis Of Flaring Regulation And Its Potential Effect On North Dakota Shale Oil Production

Monika U. Ehrman

The prolific escalation of activity in the Bakken is due to the relatively recent technological combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, coupled with high commodity prices. This requisite combination of technology and price permits economic hydrocarbon production of shale reservoirs. The resulting ramp up in shale production has propelled the United States to the top position as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas. But with this increase in production is a corresponding increase in environmental concerns. Foremost among these concerns is the rise in greenhouse gas (“GHG”) and volatile organic compound (“VOC”) emissions. The majority of …

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Petroleum Exploration And Production Operations, Monika Ehrman Sep 2012

Petroleum Exploration And Production Operations, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Duties Of The Executive After Lesley V. Veterans Land Bd., Monika Ehrman Feb 2012

Duties Of The Executive After Lesley V. Veterans Land Bd., Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Duties Of The Executive After Lesley V. Veterans Land Bd., Monika Ehrman Dec 2011

Duties Of The Executive After Lesley V. Veterans Land Bd., Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Petroleum Exploration And Production Operations, Monika Ehrman Sep 2011

Petroleum Exploration And Production Operations, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Introduction To Oil And Gas Production And Operations, Monika Ehrman Jul 2011

Introduction To Oil And Gas Production And Operations, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Moving The Molecules To Market: An Introduction To Hydrocarbon Processing And Transportation, Monika Ehrman Feb 2011

Moving The Molecules To Market: An Introduction To Hydrocarbon Processing And Transportation, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Introduction To Oil And Gas Production And Operations, Monika Ehrman Dec 2010

Introduction To Oil And Gas Production And Operations, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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The Use Of Warranties In Oil And Gas Property Purchase And Sale Agreements, Monika Ehrman, W. Marc Dingler Iv Dec 2010

The Use Of Warranties In Oil And Gas Property Purchase And Sale Agreements, Monika Ehrman, W. Marc Dingler Iv

Monika U. Ehrman

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Introduction To Oil And Gas Exploration And Production Operations, Monika Ehrman Sep 2010

Introduction To Oil And Gas Exploration And Production Operations, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Protecting The In-House Attorney-Client Privilege, Monika Ehrman Aug 2010

Protecting The In-House Attorney-Client Privilege, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

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Evaluate Twice, Elect To Consent Once: A Review Of Xto Energy Inc. V. Smith Production Inc., Monika Ehrman May 2010

Evaluate Twice, Elect To Consent Once: A Review Of Xto Energy Inc. V. Smith Production Inc., Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

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Geologic And Exploration Concepts Of Conventional And Resource Base Exploration Plays, Monika Ehrman Feb 2010

Geologic And Exploration Concepts Of Conventional And Resource Base Exploration Plays, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

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Introduction To Oil And Gas Production And Operations, Monika Ehrman Dec 2009

Introduction To Oil And Gas Production And Operations, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Geology And Reservoir Engineering, Monika Ehrman Sep 2008

Geology And Reservoir Engineering, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Duties Of The Executive, Monika Ehrman, J. Beatty Feb 2008

Duties Of The Executive, Monika Ehrman, J. Beatty

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Duties Of The Executive, Monika Ehrman, J. Beatty Feb 2008

Duties Of The Executive, Monika Ehrman, J. Beatty

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Geology And Reservoir Engineering, Monika Ehrman Sep 2007

Geology And Reservoir Engineering, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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From Wildcatters To Wall Street: The Role Of Independents And Small Operators In Today's Oil Patch, Monika Ehrman Mar 2007

From Wildcatters To Wall Street: The Role Of Independents And Small Operators In Today's Oil Patch, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

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Natural Gas Opec, Monika Ehrman Oct 2006

Natural Gas Opec, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

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Geology And Reservoir Engineering, Monika Ehrman Sep 2006

Geology And Reservoir Engineering, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Eminent Domain And Coastal Law, Monika Ehrman Aug 2006

Eminent Domain And Coastal Law, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

No abstract provided.

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Competition Is A Sin: The Evaluation And Effects Of A Natural Gas Opec, Monika Ehrman Mar 2006

Competition Is A Sin: The Evaluation And Effects Of A Natural Gas Opec, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

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Competition Is A Sin: An Evaluation Of The Formation And Effects Of A Natural Gas Opec, Monika Ehrman Dec 2005

Competition Is A Sin: An Evaluation Of The Formation And Effects Of A Natural Gas Opec, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

A monopoly is nothing but a magician’s trick—an illusion where producers artificially control supply to maintain the perception of scarcity. While the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has successfully maintained control over crude oil prices, the question arises whether a similar organization will form to control the natural gas market. Monopolies are not a new international or domestic phenomenon. During the late nineteenth century in South Africa, DeBeers founder Cecil Rhodes recognized that if diamonds became commonplace their value would decrease substantially. The diamond industry was consolidated under Rhodes’s influence, and the international diamond cartel has since regulated the …

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