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Purpose of the Lease and Lease Formation Leases are generally written by the lessee, who aims to obtain rights to explore / drill /...

The Implied Covenant to Market The implied covenant to market oil and gas after it has been drilled for requires a lessee to use the...

Savings Clauses as Substitutes for “Production” Savings clauses, such as the shut-in clause, cessation-of-production clause, dry-hole...

Purpose of the Lease and Lease Formation Leases are generally written by the lessee, who aims to obtain rights to explore / drill /...

Slander of Title Slander of title claims associated with the continuing validity of oil and gas leases generally require five elements:...

Common Patterns of Oil and Gas Ownership A fee / fee interest is the totality of all private rights in the land. Fee owners own...

Physical Background Oil and gas law has its basis in property law; originally, public notions about oil and gas were that oil travels all...