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Operators May Earn and Sell Carbon Credits for the P&A of Inactive, Shut-in, or Temporarily Abandoned Wells

The Energy Law

Operators may now have the potential to sell carbon credits in exchange for the P&A of inactive, shut-in, or temporarily abandoned wells. The EPA estimates that there are over 3 million known abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells (AOOG wells) in the United States. million vehicles per year. Additionality.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Guidance as to Good Faith Required When Conducting Operations Necessary to Interrupt Prescription of Mineral Servitude

The Energy Law

In Cannisnia Plantation , the Louisiana Second Circuit faced the issue of whether a mineral servitude owner conducted good faith operations sufficient to interrupt the prescription of non-use of a mineral servitude. A well was spud on March 28, 2006. Cannisnia Plantation, LLC v.

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FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME

The Energy Law

Recently, the court applied Doiron in the context of a contract to plug and abandon a series of offshore wells in Crescent Energy Services, L.L.C., Turning to the second test, the court noted that the specific work order for the P&A job called for the use of three vessels — a supply barge, a tug, and the spud barge OB 808.

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