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The Accommodation Doctrine: What Are Louisiana's Neighbors Doing And Why Should Louisiana Care?, Joshua A. Norris
The Accommodation Doctrine: What Are Louisiana's Neighbors Doing And Why Should Louisiana Care?, Joshua A. Norris
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
The purpose of this paper is not to provide an exhaustive discussion of the details of any one state's legal landscape as it relates to the sometimes heated and always changing relationship between surface estate owners and mineral owners. Rather, the purpose of this paper is to set the stage for a meaningful exchange of information, ideas, and strategy regarding what the current landscape around Louisiana's borders looks like and why those that live, work, and, probably most importantly for our purposes, operate in the state should care about what their neighbors are doing on these issues. In sum, what, …
The Tawney Decision: Meaningless Words And Post-Production Costs, Barry L. Wertz
The Tawney Decision: Meaningless Words And Post-Production Costs, Barry L. Wertz
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
No abstract provided.
Ocs Title And Current Mms Regulatory Matters, Anthony C. Marino, Paul J. Goodwine, Steven K. Waddell
Ocs Title And Current Mms Regulatory Matters, Anthony C. Marino, Paul J. Goodwine, Steven K. Waddell
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
In this paper, we attempt to set-forth our current thoughts on certain unique aspects of title to oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf ("OCS") and attempt to encapsulate and comment upon certain of the current federal regulations applicable to leasing for the exploration and production of oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico ("GOM").
Revisiting The Mineral Lease, Joseph C. Giglio Iii
Revisiting The Mineral Lease, Joseph C. Giglio Iii
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
No abstract provided.
Recent Developments, Patrick H. Martin
Recent Developments, Patrick H. Martin
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
As usual for this slot on the program, we have a rich variety of oilfield controvermies in the courts. We will survey what we can in the confines of an hour. Brevity may be the soul of wit, as Polonius told Claudius and Gertrude, but it necessitates distortion by oversimplification of complex factual and legal issues. All of you who may have been litigants in any of the cases discussed herein please bear with me while I reduce your many months or even years of earnest effort to simple fouinulations and then dispose of them with cavalier indifference to the …
Selected Title Issues, Paul A. Strickland
Selected Title Issues, Paul A. Strickland
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
No abstract provided.
Ruminations On Contract Drafting: Best Practices In Drafting Offshore And Onshore Form Agreements, Melissa A. Lovell, Katherine Reynolds
Ruminations On Contract Drafting: Best Practices In Drafting Offshore And Onshore Form Agreements, Melissa A. Lovell, Katherine Reynolds
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
The purpose of this paper is to address a number of recommended practices for preparation of agreements typically utilized in the energy industry. Specifically, this paper is meant to assist attorneys in preparing and drafting a "forms library" of agreements for a client in the oil and gas business. For example, imagine that a new client seeking to enter into the oil and gas business asks the attorney to prepare all of the "standard" documents that will be necessary in these transactions. How and where does one begin?
Legal Ethics, Pain, And Suffering, N. Gregory Smith
Legal Ethics, Pain, And Suffering, N. Gregory Smith
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
The lessons that come to us from the application of legal ethics rules can be instrucive, but they often involve a considerable measure of pain and suffering. If presentations like this have any value, perhaps that value could be found in change. The hope would be that, after some exposure to the stories and other matters included in the presentation, a lawyer might thereafter do something that is more consistent with the standards of the profession than he or she might otherwise have done.
After The Lessee Walks Away: The Rights And Obligations Of The Unleased Mineral Owner In A Producing Unit, Patrick S. Ottinger
After The Lessee Walks Away: The Rights And Obligations Of The Unleased Mineral Owner In A Producing Unit, Patrick S. Ottinger
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
No abstract provided.
An Old Curmudgeon Looks At Professionalism Or Are We Really Sure We Want To Be Professionals?, Thomas A. Harrell
An Old Curmudgeon Looks At Professionalism Or Are We Really Sure We Want To Be Professionals?, Thomas A. Harrell
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
No abstract provided.
Lignite Redux: New Technologies Ignite Interest In Lignite., M. Thomas Arceneaux
Lignite Redux: New Technologies Ignite Interest In Lignite., M. Thomas Arceneaux
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
No abstract provided.
Current Issues On Joint Operating Agreements, Patrick W. Gray, Amy A. Lee
Current Issues On Joint Operating Agreements, Patrick W. Gray, Amy A. Lee
Annual Institute on Mineral Law
This paper discusses current issues regarding joint operating agreements, focusing on recent decisions from courts in Louisiana. For the purposes of this paper, the "current" timeframe is roughly ten years, although there will be some reference to older cases that touch on issues that we think are pertinent today. Because it is the most frequently used form for onshore operations, AAPL Form 610, last revised in 1989, will be used as the contract of reference.