Oil and Gas
- Semester: Fall 2014
- Course ID: 390
- Credit Hours: 3
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Unique: 29725
Course Information
- Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed (JD only)
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
Meeting Times
Day | Time | Location |
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MON, TUE, THU | 10:30 - 11:20 am | TNH 2.137 |
Evaluation Method
Type | Date | Time | Location |
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Final exam | December 17, 2014 | 1:30 pm | A-K in 2.139 L-Z in 2.140 |
Description
This course includes a study of various kinds of property interests that are commonly created in oil and gas and in the land from which they are produced. Included are concepts as to the nature of a landowner's interest in oil and gas; the creation and duration of mineral leases; the rights and duties between lessor and lessee; the nature and characteristics of a mineral fee; the rights and duties between mineral and surface owners; the different kinds of royalty and mineral interests; the protection of interests in oil and gas properties against trespassers and wrongful claimants. State regulation of drilling and production will also be covered. The course will also cover issues raised by horizontal drilling and fracking.Textbooks ( * denotes required )
Cases & Materials on Oil and Gas
*
Lowe, Anderson, Smith, Pierce & Kulander
West
,
edition: 6th
ISBN: 978-0-314-28516-4
ISBN: 978-0-314-28516-4
Forms Manual to Accompany Cases & Materials on Oil & Gas Law
(optional)
Lowe, Anderson, Smith & Pierce
West
,
edition: Latest