Short-payment of royalties
Today we come to number three in Blawgletter's seven-part series on The Hottest Oil & Gas Claims for 2015, a paper that we presented at the 66th Annual Oil & Gas Conference in Houston. The third topic describes an area of legal uncertainty around a common oil and gas term — "well"
If you've tried an oil and gas case, you've likely seen a form contract that the American Association of Professional Landmen wrote to "help landmen effectively do their jobs." And if your case dealt with a falling out over efforts to explore for, find, and produce oil and gas, the AAPL form you saw
May the operator of oil and gas leases drill and complete a well before it gives notice to other working interest owners of their right to participate in it?
The Fifth Circuit held last week in Bonn Operating Co. v. Devon Energy Production Co., L.P., No. 09-11040 (5th Cir. July 30, 2010) that, under