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Coordinating The Oil And Gas Commons, Hannah J. Wiseman Dec 2014

Coordinating The Oil And Gas Commons, Hannah J. Wiseman

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Drilling Down: New York, Hydraulic Fracturing, And The Dormant Commerce Clause, Meredith A. Wegener Mar 2014

Drilling Down: New York, Hydraulic Fracturing, And The Dormant Commerce Clause, Meredith A. Wegener

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

The debate surrounding hydraulic fracturing and natural gas development from shale rock needs no embellishment. This highly sought resource and highly fought drilling technique trigger significant concerns: human health, energy independence, national security, water safety, air quality, agricultural well-being, outdoor aesthetic impairment, government involvement at all levels and by all branches, and economic development and sustainability. Whether actively participating in this conversation or not, everyone has a stake in the resolution of whether to allow this technique to be utilized and these resources to be produced.


The Tribes Must Regulate: Jurisdictional, Environmental, And Religious Considerations Of Hydraulic Fracturing On Tribal Lands, Szonja Ludvig Jan 2014

The Tribes Must Regulate: Jurisdictional, Environmental, And Religious Considerations Of Hydraulic Fracturing On Tribal Lands, Szonja Ludvig

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Legal Remedies For Deep Marine Oil Spills And Long-Term Ecological Resilience: A Match Made In Hell, Robin Kundis Craig Dec 2011

Legal Remedies For Deep Marine Oil Spills And Long-Term Ecological Resilience: A Match Made In Hell, Robin Kundis Craig

BYU Law Review

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill that lasted from April to September 2010 was not only the worst oil spill disaster in United States history, but also the first to occur at great depth. Drilling at great depth multiplies the risks and complications of offshore oil extraction. It also, as this Article explores, makes natural resource damages a decisively inadequate remedy for the injuries done to the Gulf of Mexico’s (the “Gulf”) ecosystems, especially the poorly understood but highly productive ecosystems that exist almost a mile below the surface. This Article argues that our current natural resource damages regimes for oil …


Hydraulic Fracturing And "Spotty" Regulation: Why The Federal Government Should Let States Control Unconventional Onshore Drilling, Matt Willie Dec 2011

Hydraulic Fracturing And "Spotty" Regulation: Why The Federal Government Should Let States Control Unconventional Onshore Drilling, Matt Willie

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Alternatives In Accretion: Why There Is Not Yet An Appropriate Solution To The Application Of Accretion Law To Mineral Estates, Daniel K. Brough Mar 2004

Alternatives In Accretion: Why There Is Not Yet An Appropriate Solution To The Application Of Accretion Law To Mineral Estates, Daniel K. Brough

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Operation Executive Freedom (Of Contract): Following The Executive's Fiduciary Obligation From Manges To Magruder In Mineral Leasing, John B. Fowles Mar 2004

Operation Executive Freedom (Of Contract): Following The Executive's Fiduciary Obligation From Manges To Magruder In Mineral Leasing, John B. Fowles

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fairness Is In The Eye Of The Beholder: The Conflicting Interpretations Of The Correct Measure Of Damages For Breaches Of Natural Gas Contracts Containing Take-Or-Pay Provisions, Rodrick J. Coffey May 1999

Fairness Is In The Eye Of The Beholder: The Conflicting Interpretations Of The Correct Measure Of Damages For Breaches Of Natural Gas Contracts Containing Take-Or-Pay Provisions, Rodrick J. Coffey

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Home Dance, The Hopi, And Black Mesa Coal: Conquest And Endurance In The American Southwest, Charles F. Wilkinson May 1996

Home Dance, The Hopi, And Black Mesa Coal: Conquest And Endurance In The American Southwest, Charles F. Wilkinson

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Model Statute For The Development Of Oil And Gas Interests Held Under Joint Ownership, Curtis Anderson Nov 1993

A Model Statute For The Development Of Oil And Gas Interests Held Under Joint Ownership, Curtis Anderson

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Production, Production, What Is Production? Diamond Shamrock V. Hodel, James E. Prince Nov 1989

Production, Production, What Is Production? Diamond Shamrock V. Hodel, James E. Prince

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reconciling State Oil And Gas Conservation Regulation With The Natural Gas Act: New Statutory Revelations, David E. Pierce Mar 1989

Reconciling State Oil And Gas Conservation Regulation With The Natural Gas Act: New Statutory Revelations, David E. Pierce

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Utah's New Mechanics' Lien Statute: Clarification For The Oil And Gas Industry, Alan A. Enke Mar 1989

Utah's New Mechanics' Lien Statute: Clarification For The Oil And Gas Industry, Alan A. Enke

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


The Oil And Gas Unit Operator's Duty To Nonoperating Working Interest Owners, Henry J. Eyring Nov 1987

The Oil And Gas Unit Operator's Duty To Nonoperating Working Interest Owners, Henry J. Eyring

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Requirement Of Worst Case Analysis When Approving Oil Leasing Under The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: Village Of False Pass V. Clark, James W. Hill Jr. May 1985

The Requirement Of Worst Case Analysis When Approving Oil Leasing Under The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: Village Of False Pass V. Clark, James W. Hill Jr.

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


In Search Of The Role Of The Private Producer In The Argentine Petroleum Industry, Stephen L. Snow Sep 1984

In Search Of The Role Of The Private Producer In The Argentine Petroleum Industry, Stephen L. Snow

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Interpreting The Mineral Reservation Of The Stock-Raising Homestead Act: Watt V. Western Nuclear, Inc., Cindy Steel Mar 1984

Interpreting The Mineral Reservation Of The Stock-Raising Homestead Act: Watt V. Western Nuclear, Inc., Cindy Steel

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Preemption Of State Authority To Tax Non-Indian Mineral Development On Indian Lands, S. David Colton Nov 1982

Federal Preemption Of State Authority To Tax Non-Indian Mineral Development On Indian Lands, S. David Colton

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Onshore And Offshore Solutions To The Nonfuel Minerals Shortage, G. Kevin Jones Sep 1982

Onshore And Offshore Solutions To The Nonfuel Minerals Shortage, G. Kevin Jones

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Including Geothermal Resources Within The Mineral Estate : The Need For A Statutory Rule Of Presumption Sep 1978

Including Geothermal Resources Within The Mineral Estate : The Need For A Statutory Rule Of Presumption

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mineral Law-Surface Conflicts-Mineral Lessee Held Liable For Depreciated Value Of Land Under "Growing Crops" Lease Provision-Fly Ing Diamond Corp. V. Rust May 1977

Mineral Law-Surface Conflicts-Mineral Lessee Held Liable For Depreciated Value Of Land Under "Growing Crops" Lease Provision-Fly Ing Diamond Corp. V. Rust

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Increasing Competition In The Petroleum Industry By Proscribing Trademark Tying Arrangements, Gerrit M. Steenblik Nov 1976

Increasing Competition In The Petroleum Industry By Proscribing Trademark Tying Arrangements, Gerrit M. Steenblik

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Changing Concepts In The World's Mineral And Petroleum Development Laws, Northcutt Ely, Robert F. Pietrowski Jr. Mar 1976

Changing Concepts In The World's Mineral And Petroleum Development Laws, Northcutt Ely, Robert F. Pietrowski Jr.

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.