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2011

• Annual Survey of Pennsylvania Administrative Law: Environmental Law, Land Use, and Zoning: Belden & Blake Corp. V. Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources: Guarding the Right of Private Companies to Enter Public Land to Access Subsurface Mineral Rights, Martin L. Wade,  20 Widener L.J. 477 (2011).
• The "Best Of" Litigation Update 2011: Energy Law Update, Walker C. Friedman and Jack E. Price, Jr., State Bar of Texas, 54 The Advocate 11 (2011).
• Comment: Hydraulic Fracturing, Louisiana Water Law, and Act 955: An Irresistible Economic Force Meets an Immovable Legal Object, Roderic Fleming, 24 Tul. Envtl. L.J. 363 (2011).
• Comparing Pennsylvania and Texas Law on Ownership and Marital Rights: Common Law v. Community Property — Impact on Oil and Gas Leasing, Lilly Tade Van Maele, Rebecca Seidl, and Kelly Shapiro, 82 PA Bar Assn. Quar. 34, (2011).
• Does Pennsylvania Recognize an Implied Covenant of Further Exploration?, Robert J. Burnett, The Lawyers Journal, January, Allegheny County Bar Association, 13 Lawyers J. 5 (2011).
• Drake Meets Marcellus: A Review of Pennsylvania Case Law Upon the Sesquicentennial of the United States Oil and Gas Industry, Ross H. Pifer, 6 Tex. J. Oil Gas and Energy L. 47 (2010-2011).
• Energy Law: Deep Shale Natural Gas Production in Michigan: Opportunities, Problems, and a Shot in the Dark, Susan Hlywa Topp, Michigan Bar Journal, 90 MI Bar Jnl. 32 (2011).
• The Fight Over Fracking: Recent Hydraulic Fracturing Litigation in Texas, Holly A. Vandrovec, 74 Tex. B.J. 390 (2011).
• Formulating a Law of Sustainable Energy: The Renewables Component, Hannah Wiseman, Lindsay Grisamer, and E. Nichole Saunders, 28 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 827 (2011).
• Fracking and Federalism: Support for an Adaptive Approach that Avoids the Tragedy of the Regulatory Commons, Note, Emily C. Powers, 19 J.L. & Pol'y 913 (2011).
• Navigating Oil and Gas Lease Issues, Kirk B. Burkley, 30-5 Amer. Bankr. Inst. J. 18 (2011).
• The Prodigal Son Returns: Oil and Gas Drillers Return to Pennsylvania with a Vengeance — Are Municipalities Prepared?, John M. Smith, 49 Duq. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
• The Renewable Energy Legislation Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together: Innovation Cooperation: Energy Biosciences and Law, Elizabeth Burleson and Winslow Burleson, U. Ill. L. Rev. 651 (2011).
• Science and the Reasonable Development of Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Resources in Pennsylvania and New York, Lynn Kerr McKay, Ralph H. Johnson, and Laurie Alberts Salita, 32 Energy L. J. 125 (2011).
• Trade Secrets, Disclosure, and Dissent in a Fracturing Energy Revolution, Hannah Wiseman, 111 Colum L. Rev. Sidebar 1 (2011).

2010

• A Historical Review of the Land Use Jurisprudence of Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court, Judge Robert Simpson and Joshua S. Mazin, 20 Widener L.J. 59, (2010).
• A Practical Guide To Operator/Surface-Owner Disputes And The Current State Of The Accommodation Doctrine, Douglas R. Hafer, Daniel B. Mathis & Logan W. Simmons, 17 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 47 (2010).
• A Survey of Oil and Gas Bankruptcy Issues, Rhett G. Campbell, 5 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 265 (2010).
• Alberta's Approach to Local Governance in Oil and Gas Development, Nickie Vlavianos and Chidinma Thompson, 48 Alberta L. Rev. 55 (2010).
• BLM’s Retained Rights: How Requiring Environmental Protection Fulfills Oil and Gas Lease Obligations, Bruce M. Pendery, 40 Envtl. L. Rev. 599 (2010).
• The Continuing Role of Implied Covenants in Developing Leased Lands, Keith B. Hall, 49 Washburn L. J. 313 (2010).
• Contracts as Fences: Representing the Agricultural Producer in an Oil and Gas Environment, Harper Estes & Douglas Prieto, 73 Tex. B. J. 378 (2010).
• Creating a Legal Framework for Regulation of Natural Gas Extraction from the Marcellus Shale Formation, Laura C. Reeder, 34 Wm. & Mary Envtl. L. & Pol'y Rev. 999 (2010).
• Current Water Issues in Oil and Gas Development and Production: Will Water Control What Energy We Have?, Robert E. Beck, 49 Washburn L. J. 423 (2010).
• Eminent Domain and Pipelines in Texas: It's as Easy as 1, 2, 3 — Common Carriers, Gas Utilities, and Gas Corporations, Amanda B. Niles, 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 271 (2010).
• The Fayetteville Shale Play and the Need to Rethink Environmental Regulation of Oil and Gas Development in Arkansas, Adam J. Bailey, 63 Ark. L. Rev. 815 (2010).
• Forced Pooling within The Barnett Shale: How Should the Texas Mineral Interest Pooling Act Apply to Units with Horizontal Wells?, Ronnie Blackwell, 17 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 1 (2010).
• The Foreclosure Crisis and the Antifragmentation Principle in State Property Law, David A. Dana, 77 U. Chi. L. Rev. 97 (2010) (discussing statutory unitization of underground oil and gas fields).
• Fracturing Misconceptions: A History of Effective State Regulation, Groundwater Protection, and the Ill-Conceived FRAC Act, Wes Deweese, 6 Okla. J. L. & Tech. 49 (2010).
• The Future of Oil and Gas Conservation Jurisprudence: Past as Prologue, Thomas A. Mitchell, 49 Washburn L. J. 379 (2010).
• The Future of Oil and Gas Law, John S. Lowe, 49 Washburn L. J. 235 (2010).
• Having Your Cake And Condemning It Too: When Asserting The Power Of Eminent Domain Constitutes Breach Of An Oil And Gas Lease, John Allen Chalk, Sr. & Rebecca Eaton, 17 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 29 (2010).
• HydraulicFracturing Goes to Court: How Texas Jurisprudence on Subsurface Trespass Will Influence West Virginia Oil and Gas Law, Student Work, Travis Zeik, 112 W. Va. L. Rev. 599 (2010).
• Local Regulation of Mineral Development in Wyoming, Allen Romero, 10 Wyoming L. Rev. 463 (2010).
• Keeping Leases Alive in the Era of Horizontal Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing: Are the Old Workhorses (Shut-in, Continuous Operations, and Pooling Provisions) Up to the Task?, Bruce M. Kramer, 49 Washburn L. J. 283 (2010).
• Oops! — Accidents Happen: Oil Pollution Prevention at Onshore Production Facilities, Bill Jeffery, 49 Washburn L. J. 493 (2010).
• Prelude to the Future of Shale Gas Development: Well Spacing and Integration for the Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas, Phillip E. Norvell, 49 Washburn L. J. 457 (2010).
• Protecting Clients from Going Bust in the Gas Boom, Kermit L. Rader, 32 Pennsylvania Lawyer 30 (2010).
• The Right To Royalty: Pooling And The Capture Of Unburdened Interests, James E. Key, 17 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 69 (2010).
• Regulatory Adaptation in Fractured Appalachia, Hannah J. Wiseman, 21 Villanova Envtl. L. J. 229 (2010).
• Royalty Jurisprudence: A Tale of Two States, David E. Pierce, 49 Washburn L. J. 347 (2010).
• Something Old, Something New: The Evolving Farmout Agreement, Kendor P. Jones, 49 Washburn L. J. 477 (2010).
• Subsurface “Trespass”: A Man’s Subsurface is Not His Castle, Owen L. Anderson, 49 Washburn L. J. 248 (2010).
• The Texas Supreme Court and Oil and Gas Jurisprudence: What Hath Wagner & Brown v. Sheppard Wrought?, Laura H. Burney, 5 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 219 (2010).
• Transboundary Petroleum Reservoirs: A Recommended Approach for the United States and Mexico in the Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico, Karla Urdaneta, 32 Hous. J. Int'l L. 333 (2010).
• Water for Commercial Oil Shale Development in Utah: Allocating Scarce Resources and the Search for New Sources of Supply, John C. Ruple & Robert B. Keiter, 30 J. Land Res. & Envtl. L. 95 (2010).
• Weaving a Tangled Web: The Intersection of Energy Policy and Broader Governmental Policies, Justice Rick Strange, 5 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 1 (2010).

2009

• A Primer on Oil and Gas Law in the Marcellus Shale States, George A. Bibikos & Jeffrey C. King, 4 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 156 (2009).
• Abandon All Hope? FERC’s Evolving Standards for Identifying Comparable Firms and Estimating the Rate of Return, Jonathan A. Lesser & Emma Nicholson, 30 Energy L. J. 105 (2009).
• Big Money vs. Grand Designs: Revisiting the Executive Right to Lease Oil & Gas Interests, Christopher Kulander, Tex. Tech L. Rev. 33 (2009).
• Condemnation for Energy Corridors: Selected Legal Issues in Acquisitionsfor Pipeline, Transmission Line, and Other Energy Corridors, Eleasalo V. Ale,  SP006 A.L.I.-A.B.A. 139, 144 (Jan. 8-10, 2009).
• Correlative Rights Doctrine, Not the Rule of Capture, Provides Correct Analysis for Resolving Hydraulic Fracturing Cases: Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Garza Energy Trust, Comment, Theresa D. Poindexter, 48 Washburn L. J. 755 (2009).
• Deducting Post-Production Costs When Calculating Royalty: What does the Lease Provide?, Brian S. Wheeler, 8 Appalachian J. L. 1 (2009).
• Does There Need to be a Texas Tea Party? Mineral Estate Taxation with Representation, Joseph R. Kimball II, 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 57 (2009).
• Drilling Into the Issues: A Critical Analysis of Urban Drilling’s Legal, Environmental, and Regulatory Implications, Comment, R. Marcus Cady II, 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 271 (2009).
• Eminent Domain Power Granted to Private Pipeline Companies Meets With Greater Resistance From Property Owners in Urban Rather Than Rural Areas, John Allen Chalk Sr. & Sadie Harrison-Fincher, 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 17 (2009).
• Energy Challenges, Energy Opportunities, Randy Udall, 29 J. Land Res. & Envtl. L. 27 (2009).
• Financing of Oil and Gas Transactions, Jeffrey S. Muñoz, 4 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 223 (2009).
• The Geothermal Bonus: Sustainable Energy as a By-Product of Drilling for Oil, Joshua P. Fershee, 85 N.D. L. Rev. 893 (2009).
• The Implied Covenant to Market: A Few Years Later, Scott Lansdown, 4 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 299 (2009).
• Introduction to Bankruptcy Considerations for Oil and Gas Lawyers, Jason T. Rodriguez, 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 93 (2009).
• Introduction: North Dakota’s Energy Landscape, Symposium, Owen L. Anderson, 85 N.D. L. Rev. 715 (2009).
• Just a Clean Blue Flame? Environmental Issues in the Barnett Shale, Hal R. Ray Jr., 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 79 (2009).
• Key Damage Compensation Issues in Oil and Gas International Arbitration Cases, Manuel A. Abdala, 24 Am. U. Int'l L. Rev. 539 (2009).
• Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Oil and Gas Development by Maximizing Production Conservation, David E. Pierce, 85 N.D. L. Rev. 759 (2009).
• New Facets of Old Alternatives for Unleased Mineral Interests, Lisa Vaughn, 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 113 (2009).
• The Not-So-Safe Drinking Water Act: Why We Must Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing at the Federal Level, Angela C. Cupas, 33 Wm. & Mary Envtl. L. & Pol'y Rev. 605 (2009).
• Oil and Gas Law — Rent or Royalties:  North Dakota Joins the Majority of States in Adopting the “At the Well” Rule for Calculating Royalties in Oil and Gas Leases, Case Comment, Lindsey Scheel, 85 N.D. L. Rev. 919 (2009).
• Ownership and Leasing of Minerals Under Highways and Right-of-Ways, William G. Bredthauer & Shawna Snellgrove Rinehart, 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 3 (2009).
• Public Utilities, Eminent Domain, and Local Land Use Regulations: Has Texas Found the Proper Balance?, Michael B. Kent Jr., 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 29 (2009).
• Severance vs. Servitude: Understanding the Differences Between Texas and Louisiana Law Regarding Mineral Rights, David L. Pratt II, 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 71 (2009).
• The Texas Supreme Court Holds Hydraulic Fracturing Trespass Claim Is Precluded By the Rule of Capture, Case Comment, Mark E. Vandermeulen, 62 SMU L. Rev. 835 (2009).
• Texas Tug of War: A Survey of Urban Drilling and the Issues an Operator Will Face, Note & Comment, Billie A. Maxwell, 4 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 337 (2009).
• Untested Waters: The Rise of Hydraulic Fracturing in Oil and Gas Production and the Need to Revisit Regulation, Hannah J. Wiseman, 20 Fordham Envtl. L. Rev. 115 (2009).

2008

• A Flock of Trouble: Liability Under Oil and Gas Joint Operating Agreements After Seagull v. Eland, Christopher S. Kulander & David W. Lauritzen,  14 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 217 (2008).
• Anchorage, We Have a Problem: The Cold, Harsh Truth About the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's Ability to Regulate Gas-Cap Production (A Texas Perspective), Comment, Evan D. Johnson, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 1455 (2008).
• Drilling a Hole in the Water Supply: Regulation of Injection Wells in Texas, Elizabeth Dotson, 10 Tex. Tech. Admin. L. J. 267 (2008).
• The Growing Demand for Oil and Gas and the Potential Impact Upon Rural Land, Ernest E. Smith, 4 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 220 (2008).
• Liquefied Natural Gas, Can We Stand the Heat - Compatibility Issues with Liquefied Natural Gas in the United States Natural Gas Infrastructure, Jason Melvin, 3 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 220 (2008).
• Minority Shareholder Protection in Connection with Transfers of Subsoil Use Rights, Natalya Morozova & Maria Shangina, 3 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 233 (2008).
• Owning the Center of the Earth, John G. Sprankling, 55 UCLA L. Rev. 979 (2008).
• Playing the "Wild Card" in the High-Stakes Game of Urban Drilling: Unconscionability in the Early Barnett Shale Gas Leases, Note and Comment, J. Zach Burt, 15 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 1 (2008).

2007

• The 2005 Energy Policy Act: Analysis of the Jurisdictional Basis for Federal Sitting of LNG Facilities, Rachel Clingman & Audrey Cumming, 2 Tex. J. Oil & Gas & Energy L. 57 (2007).
• Adverse to Reason: The Texas Supreme Court's Disconcerting Approach to Adverse Possession of Mineral Leases in the Pool Case and Its Progeny, Note, Ivan L. London, 60 Okla. L. Rev. 817 (2007).
• LNG Sales and Shipping: The Evolution of Delivery Terms from the Empirical to the Existential, John Cogan, 2 Tex. J. Oil & Gas & Energy L. 35 (2007).
• The North American Gas Markets and the Role of the Regulatory Agencies, Student Note, Mayuca S. Canales, 2 Tex. J. Oil & Gas & Energy L. 167 (2007).
• Salty Standing: An Analysis of Standing as It Relates to Assignees of Oil and Gas Interests, Elizabeth A. Ryan, 2 Tex. J. Oil & Gas & Energy L. 339 (2007).
• Significant Environmental Challenges to the Development of LNG Terminals in the United States, Kevin A. Ewing & Erik Petersen, 2 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 5 (2007).
• Summary of Oil and Gas Developments in South America, Larry B. Pascal, 13 Law & Bus. Rev. Am. 521 (2007).
• Terrebonne Parish School Board v. Castex Energy, Inc.: The Louisiana Supreme Court Gives Oil and Gas Companies a Hall Pass on Restoration of the Surface, Comment, Cindy M. Amedee, 34 S.U. L. Rev. 201 (2007).
• Well, Now, Ain't that just Fugacious!: A Basic Primer on Arkansas OilandGasLaw, Thomas A. Daily & W. Christopher Barrier, 29 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 211 (2007).
• Wrangling with Urban Wildcatters: Defending Texas Municipal Oil and Gas Development Ordinances Against Regulatory Takings Challenges, Timothy Riley, Note, 32 Vt. L. Rev. 349 (2007).

2006

• Addressing Perceptions of Procedural Unfairness in Compulsory Unitization by Appointing Neutral Experts, Comment, Gideon Wiginton, 55 Am. U.L. Rev. 1801 (2006).
• Both Eyes Open or One Eye Closed: Does the Reasonable and Prudent Operator Standard Handicap Mineral Lessees in the Prevention of Drainage?, Comment,  Jared Hall, 7 Tex. Tech. Admin. L. J. 179 (2006).
• Competition is a Sin: An Evaluation of the Formation and Effects of a Natural Gas OPEC, Monika Ehrman, 27 Energy L. J. 175 (2006).
• The Compression of Natural Gas: Is it Production or Post Production? Is it Deductible from Royalties? If so, How Much?, Jeffery C. King, 1 Tex. J. Oil & Gas & Energy L. 36 (2006).
• Interpreting Oil and Gas Instruments, David E. Pierce, 1 Tex. J. Oil & Gas & Energy L. 1 (2006).
• Remedies for Defrauded Purchasers of Oil and Gas Interests Under the Securities Laws, Nelson S. Ebaugh, 1 Tex. J. Oil & Gas & Energy L. 51 (2006).
• The Sage Approach to Immediate Entry by Private Entities Exercising Federal Eminent Domain Authority Under the Natural Gas Act & the Federal Power Act, Jim Behnke & Harold Dondis, 27 Energy L. J. 499 (2006).
• So What’s Your Excuse? An Analysis of Force Majeure Claims, Jay D. Kelly, 2 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 91 (2006).

2005

• A Brief History of the Oil and Gas Practice in Texas, Cullen M. Godfrey, 68 Tex. B. J. 812 (2005).
• Adverse Possession of Severed Mineral Interests and the Need for Statutory Guidance, Christopher M. Alspach, 37 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 1073 (2005).
• Contracts, Combinations, Conspiracies, and Conservation: Antitrust in Oil Unitization and the Intertemporal Problem, Comment, Chiawen C. Kiew, 99 Nw. U. L. Rev. 931 (2005).
• The Effect of Exculpatory Clauses in Joint Operating Agreements: What Protections do Operators Really have in the Oil Patch?, Comment, Wilson Woods, 38 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 211 (2005).
• The First Marketable Product Doctrine: Just what is the "Product"?, Byron C. Keeling & Karolyn King Gillespie, 37 St. Mary's L. J. 1 (2005).
• The Restatement (First) of the Oilfield Operator's Fiduciary Duty, John B. McArthur, 45 Nat. Resources J. 587 (2005).
• Royalty Dethroned: Wyoming's Approach to Gathering Costs, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. v. Followwill, Case Note, Rickey Turner, 5 Wyo. L. Rev. 665 (2005).
• The Rule of Capture — An Oil and Gas Perspective, Bruce M. Kramer & Owen L. Anderson, 35 Envtl. L. 899 (2005).
• The Tangled Web: Regulation, Interstate Pipeline Companies, and Due Process Rights of Property Owners, Lauren Mohr, 26 Energy L. J. 191 (2005).
• When it Comes to Restrictive Employment Covenants, Whose Idea of "Reasonable" is Correct, the Oil Company's or the Landman's?, Lee Grossman, 81 N.D. L. Rev. 555 (2005).

2004

• Appropriateness of Imposing Common Carrier Status on Interstate NaturalGas Pipelines, William A. Mogel & John P. Gregg, 25 Energy L. J. 21 (2004).
• Oil and Gas Law: Recent Oklahoma Cases Interpreting Oil and Gas Joint Operating Agreements, Mark D. Christiansen, 57 Okla. L. Rev. 841 (2004).
• Deciding to Tolerate Ambiguity: Rogers v. Westerman Farm Co. and "At the Well" Language to Determine Royalty Allocation in Oil and Gas Leases, Case Note,  Lisa-Marie France, 56 Ark. L. Rev. 903 (2004).
• Defining the Role of Industry Custom and Usage in Oil & Gas Litigation, David E. Pierce, 57 SMU L. Rev. 387 (2004).
• Interpreting the Royalty Obligation by Looking at the Express Language: What a Novel Idea?, Bruce M. Kramer, 35 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 223 (2004).
• Making a Statement Without Saying a Word: What Implied Covenants "Say" When the Lease is "Silent" on Postproduction Costs, Student Work, R. Cordell Pierce, 107 W. Va. L. Rev. 295 (2004).
• The Marketable Condition Rule, Scott Lansdown, 23 Corp. Couns. Rev. 95 (2004).
• Multi-Layered, and Sequential, State and Local Barriers to Extractive Resource Development, Jan G. Laitos & Elizabeth H. Getches, 23 Va. Envtl. L.J. 1 (2004).
• The Renaissance of Law in the Law of Oil and Gas: The Contract Dimension, David E. Pierce, 42 Washburn L. J. 909 (2004).
• The Rule of Capture in Texas-Still so Misunderstood After all These Years, Dylan O. Drummond et al., 37 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 1 (2004).
• Separation of Powers: A Forgotten Protection in the Context of Eminent Domain and the Natural Gas Act, Jeremy P. Hopkins & Elisabeth M. Hopkins, 16 Regent U. L. Rev. 191 (2004).
• Take-or-Pay Royalties, The Trust Doctrine and the Shoshone Case, Note, Dr. Christopher S. Kulander, 29 Am. Indian L. Rev. 101 (2004).
• The Temporary Cessation of Production Doctrine: Litigating Cessation of Production and Termination of Oil and Gas Leases . . . What the Heck does "or the like" Mean Anyway?, Comment, Lynette S. Wilson, 35 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 311 (2004).

2003

• Judging Made Too Easy: The Judicial Exaggeration of Exculpatory and Liability-Limiting Clauses in the Oilfield's Operator Fiduciary Cases, John B. McArthur, 56 SMU L. Rev. 925 (2003).
• Oil & Gas Law: Royalty Valuation: Rogers v. Westerman Farm Co.: Burdening Lessees with an Implied Duty to Deliver Gas to a Marketable Location, Adam Marshall, 56 Okla. L. Rev. 233 (2003).
• Post-Production Deductions from Royalty, Edward B. Poitevent, II, 44 S. Tex. L. Rev. 709 (2003).

2002

• Browning Oil Co. v. Luecke: Has Texas Illuminated a Dark Distinction between Vertical and Horizontal Drilling?, Stephen T. Dennis, 34 St. Mary's L. J. 215 (2002).
• Forum on Directional Drilling Under the Great Lakes: A Background History of Directional Drilling in Michigan, Christine A. Klein, L. Rev. M.S.U.-D.C.L. 173 (2002).
• The Rule of Capture in Texas: An Outdated Principle Beyond its Time, Comment, Eric Opiela, 6 U. Denv. Water L. Rev. 87 (2002).
• Surface Use by the Mineral Owner: How Much Accommodation is Required Under Current Oil and GasLaw?, Christopher M. Alspach, 55 Okla. L. Rev. 89 (2002).

2001

• Heci v. Neel: Application of the Discovery Rule to Damages Arising out of Oil and Gas Leases, L. Melaine Martin, 33 St. Mary's L. J. 199 (2001).
• Interpreting Mineral and Royalty Deeds: The Legacy of the One-Eighth Royalty and Other Stories, Laura H. Burney, 33 St. Mary's L. J. 1 (2001).
• Legislative Update: Oil and Gas Law: From Wellhead To Gas Pump: New Oil and Gas Laws, Benjamin W. Sebree & Allan W. Dees, 64 Tex. B. J. 809 (2001).

2000

• The Implied Marketing Covenant in Oil and Gas Leases: The Producer's Perspective, Scott Lansdown,  31 St. Mary's L. J. 297 (2000).
• Natural Gas Royalties: Lessor vs. Lessee and the Implied Covenant to Market, Jeff King, 63 Tex. B. J. 854 (2000).
• Post-Production Charges to Royalty Interests: What does the Contract Say and when is it Ignored?, Jefferson D. Stewart & David F. Maron, 70 Miss. L.J. 625 (2000).
• Royalty Valuation: Should Overriding Royalty Interests and Nonparticipating Royalty Interests, Whether Payable in Value or in Kind, be Subject to the Same Valuation Standard as Lease Royalty?, Owen L. Anderson, 35 Land & Water L. Rev. 1 (2000).
• Selected Issues in Federal Condemnations for Under-Ground Natural Gas Storage Rights: Valuation Methods, Inverse Condemnation, & Trespass, Steven D. McGrew, 51 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 131 (2000).