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At The Holliday Energy Group, our philosophy is focused on sharing knowledge and expertise. Ben Holliday has presented on several topics with authority and experience.

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2025 Speaking Events

January 29, 2025: AAPL Spring Webinar 
Topic: Multi-Tract Development: The Development of Differing Legal and Regulatory Regimes in Texas and New Mexico
Time: 11am-12pm

2024 Speaking Events

June 21:  AAPL Annual Meeting – Boston – In-person
Topic: Multi-Tract Development: The Development of Differing Legal and Regulatory Regimes in Texas and New Mexico
Time: 8:00 am
July 18:  70th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute – Santa Fe, NM – In-person
Topic: What Constitutes Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals in a Changing Market?
Time: 2:30-3:20pm
August 8:  SABA Lunch – San Antonio, TX – In-person
Topic: Other Minerals
Time: 12-1pm
 
August 21, 2024: NMLA Education Seminar — In-Person
Topic: Multi-Tract Development in NM and TX
Time: 1-1:45pm 

September 19: HAPL Seminar Apache
Topic: Other Minerals
Time: 2pm

September 24: DFW-ALTA Webinar Speaker
Topic: Title Opinions & Minerals
Time: 11:30am-12:30pm

October 18: 2024 NARO National Convention
Topic: The Digital Pipeline
Time: 11:15am-12pm

November 12: PBLA Luncheon
Topic: Magnolia v. Opiela
Time: 11:30am-1:00pm

2022 Texas Oil & Gas Case Law Update

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PAST Speaking Events

January 2023

Indiana Oil and Gas Association Seminar, Topic: The difference between fixed and floating royalties

March 2023

25th Annual Permian Basin Oil & Gas Law Seminar, Flaring in New Mexico & Texas

Corpus Christi Association of Professional Landmen (CCAPL)

April 2023

PALTA/PBADOA,  Proration Units & Retained Acreage

September 2023

National Association of Division Order Analysts (NADOA) Institute, Pooling in Texas: Voluntary Pooling, Forced Pooling, and Allocation Wells

October 2023

DFW-ALTA Fall Seminar, Pooling in Texas – Voluntary pooling, MIPA, and Allocation Wells with the new Opiela case

November 2023

National Association of Division Order Analysts (NADOA) Webinar

October 2022

State Bar of Texas (SBOT) Advanced Oil and Gas Seminar, Topic: Intersection of Bitcoin, Flaring, ESG Credits and Property Rights
American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) Webinar, Topic: Into the Digital Pipeline: The Intersection of Natural Gas Flaring & Crypto-Mining

September 2022

Houston Association of Professional Landmen (HAPL) September Luncheon

August 2022

National Association of Lease and Title Analysts (NALTA)
  • Topic: Retaining Acreage When Drilling Stops
  • Topic: Flaring and Crypto Mining
  • Topic: Texas Regulatory Overview

July 2022

Texas State Bar — Oil Gas & Mineral Titles Examination Course, Topic: Retaining Acreage Under OGML: Retained Acreage Clause, Pooling, Pugh, and Proration Unit

June 2022

American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), Topic: Into the Digital Pipeline: The Intersection of Natural Gas Flaring & Crypto-Mining

May 2022

Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Lease & Title Analysts (DFW-ALTA) Hosted Luncheon, Topic: Fixed vs Floating Royalties

April 2022

Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen (DAPL), Topic: TX CDEV
Permian Association of Lease and Title Analyst (PALTA)

March 2022

San Antonio Association of Professional Landmen (SAAPL), Topic: Retained Acreage & Proration Units
Permian Basin Association of Division Order Analyst (PBADOA) Luncheon, Topic: Production Paying Quantities

February 2022

Oklahoma City Association of Professional Landmen (OCAPL), Topic: The Digital Pipeline: The Intersection of Natural Gas Flaring & Crypto-Currency Mining

 

June 2021

Capital Association of Professional Division Order Analysts June Luncheon, Topic: Holding Acreage in Texas: Proration Units and Retained Acreage
Presentation for San Antonio Association of Professional Landmen Mid-Winter Seminar, Topic: Gas Flaring Regulation – Texas & Federal
Presentation for American Association of Professional Landmen Annual Meeting, Topic: Renewable Energy for Landmen

May 2021

In-Person Presentation to Landman’s Association of North Dakota, Topic: Bakken v. Permian: Overview of Natural Gas Flaring Regulations
New Mexico Landman’s Association 2021 Spring Seminar, Topic: Permian Venting & Flaring Regulations

March 2021

Presentation for Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen, Topic: Gas Flaring
In-Person Presentation for AAPL Field Landman Seminar/Corpus Christi Association of Petroleum Landmen Continuing Education Seminar, Topic: Production in Paying Quantities
Presentation for Bakersfield Association of Professional Landmen, Topic: Gas Flaring
Presentation for Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Lease and Title Analysts, Topic: Gas Flaring

February 2021

Presentation for National Association of Division Order Analysts, Topic: Texas’ Mineral Interest Pooling Act

February 2020

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  • San Antonio Association of Professional Landmen, Topic: Production in Paying Quantities

April 2020
San Antonio Association of Professional Landmen, Topic: Force Majeure – Covid & Commodity Price Collapse

June 2020
Houston Association of Professional Landmen Texas Seminar, Topic: Multiple Assignment of Acreage – Amendments to Statewide Rule 40

September 2020
San Antonio Association of Professional Landmen Monthly Meeting, Topic: Multiple Assignment of Acreage – Amendments to Statewide Rule 40

November 2020
Los Angeles Association of Professional Landmen Monthly Meeting, Topic: Gas Flaring Regulations Overview

August 2019
National Association of Lease and Title Analysts National Meeting, Denver CO, Topics: Texas Mineral Interest Pooling Act, Retained Acreage, Fixed v. Floating Royalty

October 2019

  • Houston Association of Professional Landmen Winter Half-Day Seminar, Topic: Doctrine of After Acquired Title
  • In-House Training, Midland, Topics: Fixed v. Floating Royalty, Production in Paying Quantities, Retained Acreage

November 2019
Denver Association of Professional Landmen Winter Educational Seminar, Topic: Production in Paying Quantities

December 2019
American Association of Professional Landmen Texas Land Institute, Topic: Production in Paying Quantities

• Texas Online Resources - Texas General Land Office & Texas Railroad Commission • 10 Most Common Comments & Requirements in Oil & Gas Title Opinions • 2020 Mid-Year Texas Supreme Court Update • Adverse Possession • Bona Fide Purchaser (“BFP”) Status - Quit Claim Deeds (Texas Title Examination Standard 4.90) • Certified vs. Exemplified Probates • Commingling • Corporate Conveyances (Texas Title Examination • Standards Ch. 6) • Cost - Free Royalty • Overview of the Curative Process • Division Orders 101 • Doctrine of After Acquired Title • Drafting Comments & Requirements • Easements • Escheat in Texas • Ethical Considerations for Title Examiners • Exceptions and Reservations 101 • Fixed vs. Floating Royalty • Flowcharting 101 • Pooling ND v. TX v. OK • Overview of an Oil and Gas Title Opinion
• Texas Online Resources - Texas General Land Office & Texas Railroad Commission • 10 Most Common Comments & Requirements in Oil & Gas Title Opinions • 2020 Mid-Year Texas Supreme Court Update • Adverse Possession • Bona Fide Purchaser (“BFP”) Status - Quit Claim Deeds (Texas Title Examination Standard 4.90) • Certified vs. Exemplified Probates • Commingling • Corporate Conveyances (Texas Title Examination • Standards Ch. 6) • Cost - Free Royalty • Overview of the Curative Process • Division Orders 101 • Doctrine of After Acquired Title • Drafting Comments & Requirements • Easements • Escheat in Texas • Ethical Considerations for Title Examiners • Exceptions and Reservations 101 • Fixed vs. Floating Royalty • Flowcharting 101 • Pooling ND v. TX v. OK • Overview of an Oil and Gas Title Opinion
• Implied Covenants in an Oil & Gas Lease • Information Required to be Delivered to Lessor • Legal Descriptions and Platting • Marital Property in Texas • Notice Requirements & Unrecorded Agreements • Non-Participating Royalty Interests • Ohio Dormant Minerals Act • Oklahoma Indian Land Allotment • Online and Secondary Resources for the Land Professional • Over-Conveyances & the Duhig Rule • Texas Passage of Title Upon Death • Perpetuating the Lease Beyond the Primary Term • Pour-Over Wills & Testamentary Trusts • Producing Depths in an Oil & Gas Lease • Validity of Property Descriptions • Voluntary Pooling, Allocation Wells and Production • Sharing Agreements • Pugh Clause/Retained Acreage Clauses • Analyzing Retained Acreage Clauses • Maintaining the Lease by Virtue of a Shut-In Well
• Implied Covenants in an Oil & Gas Lease • Information Required to be Delivered to Lessor • Legal Descriptions and Platting • Marital Property in Texas • Notice Requirements & Unrecorded Agreements • Non-Participating Royalty Interests • Ohio Dormant Minerals Act • Oklahoma Indian Land Allotment • Online and Secondary Resources for the Land Professional • Over-Conveyances & the Duhig Rule • Texas Passage of Title Upon Death • Perpetuating the Lease Beyond the Primary Term • Pour-Over Wills & Testamentary Trusts • Producing Depths in an Oil & Gas Lease • Validity of Property Descriptions • Voluntary Pooling, Allocation Wells and Production • Sharing Agreements • Pugh Clause/Retained Acreage Clauses • Analyzing Retained Acreage Clauses • Maintaining the Lease by Virtue of a Shut-In Well
• Exploring, Leasing and Maintaining State-Owned Minerals • Application of Force Majeure to Covid-19 and Commodity Price Collapse • Surface Use and Water Rights • Texas Statewide & Field Rules • Texas Oil & Gas Lease 101 • Title from Sovereignty • Role of the Title Examiner and Marketable Title (Texas Title Examination Standards Chapters 1 & 2) • Top Leases • Trespass • Execution, Acknowledgment, and Recordation • Land Descriptions • Texas Mineral & Royalty Receiverships • Production in Paying Quantities • Accommodation Doctrine & Water law – Coyote Lake Ranch • Texas Relinquishment Act • 2017 Texas Case Law Update • 2018 Texas Case Law Update • 2020 Texas Case Law Update • Urban Drilling – Keys to an Effective Lot & Block Leasing Program • Issues in Royalty Allocation
• Exploring, Leasing and Maintaining State-Owned Minerals • Application of Force Majeure to Covid-19 and Commodity Price Collapse • Surface Use and Water Rights • Texas Statewide & Field Rules • Texas Oil & Gas Lease 101 • Title from Sovereignty • Role of the Title Examiner and Marketable Title (Texas Title Examination Standards Chapters 1 & 2) • Top Leases • Trespass • Execution, Acknowledgment, and Recordation • Land Descriptions • Texas Mineral & Royalty Receiverships • Production in Paying Quantities • Accommodation Doctrine & Water law – Coyote Lake Ranch • Texas Relinquishment Act • 2017 Texas Case Law Update • 2018 Texas Case Law Update • 2020 Texas Case Law Update • Urban Drilling – Keys to an Effective Lot & Block Leasing Program • Issues in Royalty Allocation
• Force Majeure • Application of Force Majeure to Covid-19 and Commodity Price Collapse • Multiple Assignment of Wells – Amendments to Texas Statewide Rule 40 • Oklahoma & Texas Regulatory Approaches to Maximizing Recovery: Oklahoma’s Extended Well Development Act & Texas’ Allocation Wells • Texas Mineral Interest Pooling Act Overview • Retained Acreage & Proration Units • Leasing Missing Owners for Texas Relinquishment Act Lands • Calculating NPRIs and Fractional Interests • Overview of North Dakota Title Standards • Gas Flaring in Texas • Key Considerations for Mineral Managers
• Force Majeure • Application of Force Majeure to Covid-19 and Commodity Price Collapse • Multiple Assignment of Wells – Amendments to Texas Statewide Rule 40 • Oklahoma & Texas Regulatory Approaches to Maximizing Recovery: Oklahoma’s Extended Well Development Act & Texas’ Allocation Wells • Texas Mineral Interest Pooling Act Overview • Retained Acreage & Proration Units • Leasing Missing Owners for Texas Relinquishment Act Lands • Calculating NPRIs and Fractional Interests • Overview of North Dakota Title Standards • Gas Flaring in Texas • Key Considerations for Mineral Managers

Texas Online Resources - Texas General Land Office & Texas Railroad Commission

10 Most Common Comments & Requirements in Oil & Gas Title Opinions

2020 Mid-Year Texas Supreme Court Update Adverse Possession

Bona Fide Purchaser (“BFP”) Status - Quit Claim Deeds (Texas Title Examination Standard 4.90)

Certified vs. Exemplified Probates

Commingling

Corporate Conveyances (Texas Title Examination Standards Ch. 6)

Cost - Free Royalty

Overview of the Curative Process

Division Orders 101

Doctrine of After Acquired Title

Drafting Comments & Requirements

Easements

Escheat in Texas

Ethical Considerations for Title Examiners

Exceptions and Reservations 101

Fixed vs. Floating Royalty

Flowcharting 101

Pooling ND v. TX v. OK

Overview of an Oil and Gas Title Opinion

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