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Notes From The Directional Drilling Workshop, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

20 pages

"These notes were taken by one of our law students attending the workshop. They are not a verbatim transcript and they were not supplied by, and may not have been reviewed by, the speakers. There may be errors or gaps in the notes and for these we apologize in advance. Where the speaker provided an abstract of their talk, these are included and noted as such."

Agenda: Workshop On Directional Drilling In The Rocky Mountain Region, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center, Colorado School Of Mines

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

The Rocky Mountain region is seeing a large increase in the amount of exploration and production of oil and gas resources. Many people are interested in the use of directional and horizontal drilling technology but not much is understood about these technologies outside of the oil and gas industry. Many hold out the promise that directional drilling can minimize environmental impacts and the footprint of development. The technological, environmental, legal and policy implications of directional drilling for oil and gas in the Rocky Mountain region are the focus of this workshop.

Slides: Directional Drilling: The Promise And The Peril, Alfred W. Eustes Iii

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

Presenter: Dr. Bill Eustes, Ph.D., P.E., Department of Petroleum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

63 slides

Abstract: What is it, where can it be done and how does it fit into full field development for oil and gas? This segment will set the foundation and bring everyone up to a basic level of understanding of the technology of directional drilling.

Slides: Untitled [British Petroleum], Rusty Riese

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

Presenter: Dr. Rusty Riese, Consulting Geologist, BP American Production Co.

6 slides

Abstract: For companies doing directional drilling, what are the direct and indirect costs and benefits? When is it economical and what factors does industry take into account in making the decision to utilize directional drilling?

Slides: Untitled [Western Resource Advocates], Mike Chiropolos

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

Presenter: Mike Chiropolos, Attorney, Western Resource Advocates

10 slides

Abstract: What are the environmental considerations involved with directional drilling? How should the NEPA analysis take this technology into account? When should it be analyzed as an alternative to conventional vertical drilling?

Slides: Untitled [Colorado Attorney General's Office], Carol Harmon

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

Presenter: Carol Harmon, Colorado Attorney General's Office

8 slides

Abstract: When does the State require directional drilling? Can landowners require it in Surface Use Agreements? What does Colorado's version of the accommodation doctrine mean for directional drilling?

Are Your Click-Wrap Agreements Valid?—Internet Contracting In The Global Electronic Age: Comparative Perspectives For Taiwan, James Maxeiner

All Faculty Scholarship

Addresses the issue of standard terms in click-wrap and shrink-wrap licenses generally and in some detail how the laws of Taiwan, Germany, the European Union, the United States and Japan.

3d Molecular Structures: Patentable Subject Matter Under 35 U.S.C. §101?, Ben Quarmby

Duke Law & Technology Review

With the advent of protein engineering, the determination of a protein’s 3D structure has taken on a whole new importance. This has prompted some to call for the United States Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] to break with tradition and allow patents on the three-dimensional structural information of proteins. This iBrief will discuss whether such information would constitute patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. §101, and how much protection patents on this information could actually confer.

Benin’S Constitutional Court: An Institutional Model For Enforcing Human Rights, Anna Rotman

ExpressO

This piece is based on field research the author conducted in Benin, West Africa during January 2003. The paper explores how the Court operates as a hybrid institution, by combining the competences traditionally associated with a constitutional court with the mandate of a national human rights commission. The paper argues that the Beninese Constitutional Court could provide an institutional model for guaranteeing human rights through a state-sponsored institution.

Wto Plus: Creating Liberal Investment Through Regulating Tax Incentives, Jeremiah Johnson

ExpressO

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) narrow reading of the Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) should be expanded to prohibit specific and targeted tax incentives aimed at attracting foreign investment. These tax incentives restrict investment and trade liberalization. This paper proposes that trade and investment are intrinsically linked, and as such, the WTO is the proper forum to regulate investment measures. This paper argues the case against specific foreign investment attracting tax incentives. These incentives do little to actually attract investment, and are harmful to development. Individual tax incentives also limit the collective global benefits of investment. This paper …

Who Holds The Real Veto: Use Of Force And The Trusteeship Analogy, Paul Tan

ExpressO

It is a well-known fact that except when a country is defending herself from an armed attack, all recourse to force must be authorized by the Security Council. In early 2003, when President Bush became frustrated at the reluctance of the UN Security Council to authorize the use of force against Iraq for stalling on the weapons inspections regime, he told the world in no uncertain terms that America would attack Iraq alone if necessary. What I want to explore in this article is the question of whether countries retain a residual right to act outside of such authorization on …

Vol. 54, No. 6, November 11, 2003, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Flyin' High with J.J. White •Summer Jobs Involving "Something (il)Legal" •Are Animals People Too? SALDF Hosts Talk on Integration of Animals into the Legal System •Students Discuss Summer Jobs in Criminal Law •Analysis: FEC Commissioner Skeptical of Finance Reform •Can We Trust Cops? Visiting Professor Warns to Think Twice •What to Do When the First Wave of Recruiters Passes You By •NLRB Chairman Returns to Law School, Talks Shop •A Big Carrot for 3Ls to Give Back •Immigration Law After 9/11: A Discussion with Prof. Bo Cooper •Date Auction Photos •Students and Professors Mingle Over Wine and Cheese •Unprecedented Pressure …

Bakri V. Israel Film Council, Dalia Dorner, Ayala Procaccia, Asher Grunis

Translated Opinions

Facts: In 2002 (“Operation Defensive Wall”), petitioner 1 filmed the responses of local Palestinians and edited them into the film “Jenin, Jenin.” After advance screenings, both domestically and abroad, and in anticipation of the film’s domestic commercial screening, petitioner requested the approval of the Israel Film Council. The Council denied its approval. Petitioners claim that this decision violates their constitutional rights and Israeli administrative law.

Held: The Court held that freedom of speech constitutes one of the fundamental principles of a democratic society. Even so, the freedom of speech is not an absolute right and, under certain conditions, it may …

A Defining Faith: "True" Religion And The Establishment Clause, Jeffrey Shulman

ExpressO

This essay examines two trends in modern church-state law. Parts I and II review the history of the Supreme Court's Establishment Clause cases. It is a history that can best be understood as a series of jurisprudential maneuvers by which the Court has sought to make room for religion in civic life. The accommodations made by the Court to religious belief and conduct have, in effect, allowed for discrimination against non-religion, and have edged the court toward a nonpreferentialist perspective on disestablishment. But the Court’s accommodating attitude amounts to more than a preference for the many varieties of religious experience. …

Vol. 25, No. 11 (November 10, 2003)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Millstone Lecture, John H. Biggs

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Up Guantanamo Without A Paddle: Waves Of Afghan Detainees Drown In America’S Great Habeas Loophole, Seth J. Hawkins

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Hope Vi And Title Viii: How A Justifying Government Purpose Can Overcome The Disparate Impact Problem, Dana L. Miller

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Looking Beyond The Evildoers: Sarbanes-Oxley And The Future Of Corporate Law, Thomas L. Greaney

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Comment On Accounting And Auditing, Joel Seligman

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Federal Maritime Commission V. South Carolina State Ports Authority: Small Iceberg Or Just The Tip?, Professor Gordon G. Young

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

“Orange Book” Listing Of Patents Under The Hatch-Waxman Act, Jacob S. Wharton

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 6—Means For Better Patent Protection, Bryan K. Wheelock, Evan R. Sotiriou

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Missed Opportunity To Clarify The Burden Of Proof As To Truth Or Falsity Under Missouri Defamation Law: Kenney V. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Aaron L. Pawlitz

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Zoning Adult Businesses After Los Angeles V. Alameda Books, Mindi M. Jelsema

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Debating The End Of The World And Other Pointless Endeavors: Thomas V. State And The Civil Commitment Of Sex Offenders In Missouri After Kansas V. Crane, Nathaniel E. Plucker

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Masthead

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Appeal No. 0729: Christopher Nieset V. Division Of Mineral Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Chief's Order 2003-85

Rural Health Care In The Electronic Age (Danville, Pa), Lisa Sprague, Nora Super

National Health Policy Forum

This site visit to the Geisinger Health System in central Pennsylvania explored the use of technology in providing health care to an aging, rural population with a high index of chronic-care needs. The agenda included an in-depth examination of Geisinger’s electronic medical record and its use in various domains of care, including outpatient clinics, disease management, and non-Geisinger medical practices and community hospitals. The program also highlighted specific care management initiatives in the areas of radiology, stroke, and obesity. Geisinger’s advantages as an integrated system dominant in its market, with the resources to invest in technology were weighed in considering …