Speaking
2021 SPEAKING EVENTS
JANUARY SPEAKING EVENTS
Presentation for San Antonio Association of Professional Landmen Mid-Winter Seminar
Topic: Gas Flaring Regulation – Texas & Federal
FEBRUARY SPEAKING EVENTS
February 24: Presentation for National Association of Division Order Analysts
Topic: Texas’ Mineral Interest Pooling Act
MARCH SPEAKING EVENTS
March 4: Presentation for Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen
Topic: Gas Flaring
Time: 11:30am Central
March 4: In-Person Presentation for AAPL Field Landman Seminar/Corpus Christi Association of Petroleum Landmen Continuing Education Seminar
Topic: Production in Paying Quantities
Time: 4:00pm Central
March 11: Presentation for Bakersfield Association of Professional Landmen
Topic: Gas Flaring
Time: 1:30pm Central
March 23: Presentation for Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Lease and Title Analysts
Topic: Gas Flaring
Time: 11:30am Central
MAY SPEAKING EVENTS
May 10: In-Person Presentation to Landman’s Association of North Dakota
Topic: Bakken v. Permian: Overview of Natural Gas Flaring Regulations
May 14: New Mexico Landman’s Association 2021 Spring Seminar
Location: Roswell Country Club, Roswell NM
Topic: Permian Venting & Flaring Regulations
JUNE SPEAKING EVENTS
Presentation for American Association of Professional Landmen Annual Meeting
Topic: Renewable Energy for Landmen
June 15: Capital Association of Professional Division Order Analysts June Luncheon
Topic: Holding Acreage in Texas: Proration Units and Retained Acreage
Check back for updates throughout the year.
PAST SPEAKING EVENTS
2020 SPEAKING EVENTS
February 2020
- EnergyShip
- 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
2019 SPEAKING EVENTS
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
Available Presentations
- 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
- 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