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Subsea Plugging & Abandonment: Light Well Intervention Vessel Overview

Drillers

The Challenge I have recently been writing some articles about a keen interest of mine, Subsea Well Intervention. Category B: Vessel can perform workover (pulling and running tubing) and riser operations with coiled tubing (CT) ability. This article will focus on WIU type 1 & 2 or category A & B monohull vessels.

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Production in Paying Quantities: Maintaining Mineral Leases Beyond Their Primary Terms with Production of Oil or Gas

The Energy Law

7] Other examples of capital expenditures may include equipment costs, overhead, depreciation of original equipment, and workover expenses. [8] 1] Louisiana Mineral Code article 124; Menoah Petroleum, Inc. 2003) (citing Louisiana Mineral Code article 124). [3] McKinney , 545 So. 2d 1216, 1220 (La. JLH Enters. ,

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Louisiana Second Circuit Finds Holder of Mortgage Encumbering a Mineral Lease Solidarily Liable with Mineral Lessees for Damages Under the Louisiana Mineral Code

The Energy Law

1] In the case, a landowner sued its mineral lessees for: (1) failure to provide a recordable act evidencing the expiration of a mineral lease under Mineral Code articles 206-209 and (2) failure to pay royalties under Mineral Code articles 137-140. [2] for failure to pay royalties under Mineral Code article 140. [5] 7] See id.

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