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The Oil, Gas and Energy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
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2012

Fundamentals of Oil, Gas and Mineral Law

Houston Mar 29, 2012 Hyatt Regency
Conference Concluded
Video Replay: Dallas May 10, 2012 Cityplace Conference Center
Conference Concluded
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Overview

The Fundamentals of Oil, Gas and Mineral Law conference brings together a distinguished faculty of both academics and practitioners for a series of presentations designed to provide a comprehensive overview of oil and gas legal issues.

This year’s conference offers practical and detailed coverage of the key issues, strategies, and opportunities facing attorneys, corporate lawyers, E&P operators, and landmen. 2012 topics include:

     • Surface Rights/Access v. Mineral Rights

     • The Farmout Agreement—a review of the basic elements and a discussion  of the key issues
        that should be addressed in drafting and negotiating a Farmout Agreement

     • Solving Tax Issues in Oil and Gas Transactions

     • Drilling Contracts and Master Service Agreements

Continue on to Friday’s 38th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute for a full day addressing the latest in oil and gas developments.

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Mar. 29, 2012
    Presiding Officer:
    In Houston: Monika Ehrman, CERES Resource Partners, L.P. - Dallas, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Houston Only
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:20 am
    Houston Only
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 8:30 am
    Houston Only
    1.00 hr
    The Top 10 Things Your Momma Never Told You about Oil and Gas Leases
    Learn ten of the current top issues that lessors and lessees should consider when negotiating oil and gas leases.

    M.C. Cottingham Miles, Martin & Drought, P.C. - San Antonio, TX
    Katrina B. Mohrer, Person, Whitworth, Borchers & Morales, L.L.P. - Laredo, TX

  • 9:30 am
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    Surface Rights/Access v. Mineral Rights
    Over the past 75 years, the relationship between a severed mineral owner and the surface owner has undergone substantial change. This presentation analyzes both the historical antecedents and the present jurisprudence regarding the implied easement of surface use.

    Bruce M. Kramer, of Counsel, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P. - Houston, TX

  • 10:15 am
    Houston Only
    Break

  • 10:30 am
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    Overview of Railroad Commission Regulations
    A look at what the Railroad Commission does and does not do.

    Brian R. Sullivan, McElroy, Sullivan & Miller, L.L.P. - Austin, TX

  • 11:15 am
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    The Farmout Agreement
    A review of the basic elements of a Farmout Agreement and a discussion of the key issues that should be addressed in drafting and negotiating a Farmout Agreement.

    Mark K. Boling, Southwestern Energy Company - Houston, TX

  • Thursday Afternoon, Mar. 29, 2012
    Presiding Officer:
    In Houston: Monika Ehrman, CERES Resource Partners, L.P. - Dallas, TX
  • 12:00 pm
    Houston Only
    Break to Pick Up Box Lunch
    Included in Fundamentals registration.


  • Houston Only
    Luncheon Presentation

  • 12:30 pm
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    Full Speed Ahead? Today's Drilling Environment and the Development of Maturing Shales in the U.S. Resource Market
    This session covers the current drilling/operations environment as well as some of the new technologies that are driving today's oil and gas activities. Also covered, the impact of new drilling and completion technology on the U.S. gas supply and the roles of maturing shales on the U.S. resource market.

    Mark A. Houser, EnerVest, Ltd. - Houston, TX

  • 1:00 pm
    Houston Only
    Break

  • 1:15 pm
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    Solving Tax Issues in Oil and Gas Transactions
    A look at techniques that can be used to satisfy the business goals of oil and gas transactions without creating adverse tax consequences.

    R. Richard Coston, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston, TX
    Stephen A. Kuntz, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston, TX
    Robert William Phillpott Jr., Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston, TX

  • 2:00 pm
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    Drilling Contracts and Master Service Agreements
    Risk allocation issues in drilling contracts and master service agreements are often the most difficult issues. This session provides a broad overview of the indemnity and insurance provisions and some of the important pitfalls.

    William W. Pugh III, Liskow & Lewis, APLC - Houston, TX

  • 2:45 pm
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    Basic Environmental Law for Oil and Gas Lawyers
    An overview of federal and state agency jurisdiction and the primary environmental law programs affecting oil field operations and cleanup in Texas, with drafting tips on how to avoid pitfalls when negotiating environmental provisions in contracts.

    Jed P. Anderson, The AL Law Group, PLLC - Kingwood, TX

  • 3:30 pm
    Houston Only
    Break

  • 3:45 pm
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    Division Orders
    The uses and abuses of the Division Order—neither a contract nor a conveyance, a shield but not a sword.

    Michael D. Jones, Jones Gill LLP - Houston, TX

  • 4:15 pm
    Houston Only
    1.00 hr
    Issues in Marketing Production
    An overview of natural gas and crude oil marketing issues, including drafting principles for crude oil sales contracts, natural gas sales contracts and gas gathering agreements, and issues related to laws and regulations applicable to oil and gas marketing.

    Michelle T. Boudreaux, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
    James Edwin Olson, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX

  • 5:15 pm
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    Operator Duties to Non-Operators
    A review of the standard of conduct the operator owes non-operators, the relationship of the parties, and the effect of exculpatory language found in model forms.

    John S. Lowe, SMU Dedman School of Law - Dallas, TX

  • 5:45 pm
    Houston Only
    Adjourn Fundamentals

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Conference Faculty

Jed P. Anderson

The AL Law Group, PLLC
Kingwood, TX

Mark K. Boling

Southwestern Energy Company
Houston, TX

Michelle T. Boudreaux

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

R. Richard Coston

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Mark A. Houser

EnerVest, Ltd.
Houston, TX

Michael D. Jones

Jones Gill LLP
Houston, TX

Bruce M. Kramer

of Counsel, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Stephen A. Kuntz

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston, TX

John S. Lowe

SMU Dedman School of Law
Dallas, TX

M.C. Cottingham Miles

Martin & Drought, P.C.
San Antonio, TX

Katrina B. Mohrer

Person, Whitworth, Borchers & Morales, L.L.P.
Laredo, TX

James Edwin Olson

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Robert William Phillpott Jr.

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston, TX

William W. Pugh III

Liskow & Lewis, APLC
Houston, TX

Brian R. Sullivan

McElroy, Sullivan & Miller, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Monika Ehrman—Chair

CERES Resource Partners, L.P.
Dallas, TX

Jonathan D. Baughman

McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore LLP
Houston, TX

William B. Burford

Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P.
Midland, TX

Frank N. Cusimano III

Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company
Houston, TX

Peter E Hosey

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
San Antonio, TX

Norma Rosner Iacovo

Tenaska Power Services Co.
Arlington, TX

Michael D. Jones

Jones Gill LLP
Houston, TX

M.C. Cottingham Miles

Martin & Drought, P.C.
San Antonio, TX

David M. Patton

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Houston, TX

Mark C. Rodriguez

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

George A. Snell III

Snell Law Firm
Amarillo, TX

Michelle M. Turner

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Fabené J. Welch

EnerVest Ltd.
Houston, TX

Credit Info

  • Houston
  • Dallas
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 8.00 hrs
Legal Specialization(s): Oil, Gas and Mineral Law
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
Toggle view California – 8.00 hrs
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
Other Credit
Toggle view Registered Landman (AAPL) – 8.00 hrs
Following the conference, UT CLE will send, to attendees who have claimed AAPL credit in their briefcase, by email the AAPL Affidavit of Attendance with the AAPL course number and reporting information included.
http://www.landman.org
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 9.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 8.00 hrs
Legal Specialization(s): Oil, Gas and Mineral Law
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
Toggle view California – 8.00 hrs
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
Other Credit
Toggle view Registered Landman (AAPL) – 8.00 hrs
Following the conference, UT CLE will send, to attendees who have claimed AAPL credit in their briefcase, by email the AAPL Affidavit of Attendance with the AAPL course number and reporting information included.
http://www.landman.org
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 9.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Houston – Mar 29, 2012 – Hyatt Regency
Conference Concluded
Video Replay: Dallas – May 10, 2012 – Cityplace Conference Center
Conference Concluded
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  • Houston
  • Dallas
Standard Registration
Last day for $270.00 Regular pricing: Mar 21, 2012

$320.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Mar 23, 2012

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Mar 26, 2012
Standard Registration
Last day for $220.00 Regular pricing: Mar 21, 2012

$270.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): May 4, 2012

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: May 7, 2012

Venue

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Hyatt Regency

1200 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX
713-654-1234

Accommodations

$199.00 good through Feb 28, 2012

Parking Information

Valet $15 per day, Overnight Valet $27

speaker

Cityplace Conference Center

2711 North Haskell Avenue
Dallas, TX
214.515.5100
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Complimentary Self-Parking

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