The Energy Law

APRIL 21, 2023

Liskow will share regular updates throughout the Louisiana Legislative Session about CCS legislation on this blog and our website. The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter.

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The Energy Law

MAY 5, 2023

That drilling rig was also scheduled to drill two other wells before drilling the well at issue, but MRC could have forgone drilling the two other wells to drill the new well, in which case it would have met the May 21, 2017 deadline. The lessee, however, inadvertently schedules operations on the new well to begin on Day 90.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Fifth, the CLC as written allows claims to be brought for up to 6 years in some cases while OPA 90 has a strict three year statute of limitations and requires claims to be presented 90 days before that period ends. Fourth, as mentioned above, there are significant differences in the limitations of liability under the CLC v.

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Texas Oil & Gas Attorney

AUGUST 29, 2023

The El Paso Court of Appeals , in the recent case of Cactus Water Services LLC v. The operator, COG, was the lessee of several mineral leases in Reeves County on which it was drilling and completing horizontal wells, which require fracing. As most of you know, the fracing process involves large amounts of water.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 10, 2015

Together, the adopted amendments evidence the Court’s emphasis on promoting cooperative case management and reducing the delays and considerable costs often associated with the discovery process. A complete set of the amended and adopted rules may be accessed by clicking here. [1]

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 10, 2017

In these transactions, the Drilling Party pays for or “carries” all or a substantial portion of the Lease Party’s share of the costs of drilling and completing one or more wells on the leases (“Earning Wells”). Many carry provisions end when the Earning Well is completed as a well is capable of producing hydrocarbons.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

When is a case removable to federal court? The general rule is that removability is determined at the time a case is filed. 2019), the Fifth Circuit blurred the line between these categories and expanded the cases that can be removed to federal court. Consider whether a dismissal would create complete diversity.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The Board of Tax Appeals heard a “test case” against a producer represented by Liskow & Lewis. The decision by the Board of Tax Appeals completely rejected the Department’s arguments. According to the letter, the decision by the Board of Tax Appeals verified the position of the Attorney General.

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Marcellus Shale Coalition

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This project will complete portions of the trail that connects the 20 th Street entryways into the park and create more recreational opportunities for the local community and visitors. Any time we can steer funding toward our communities, the taxpayer and, in this case, park enthusiasts, win big. What Theyre Saying Senator Anthony H.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

If used correctly, TAR can result in drastic savings for clients in document-intensive cases and provide more accurate results. Competence includes at least a basic understanding of TAR in order to evaluate the appropriate document review method for each case and implement a protocol for electronically stored information. Model Rule 1.4

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 29, 2008

by April Rolen-Ogden This case involved a suit by an unleased landowner against an oil and gas unit operator seeking unpaid production proceeds. It is significant to note that the operator was not represented by counsel at trial, which may explain the ultimate outcome in this case.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 9, 2018

The case called upon the court to determine whether a contract for performance of specialty services to facilitate the drilling or production of oil and gas on navigable waters is maritime in nature. In a highly anticipated ruling, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its en banc decision in In re: Larry Doiron, Inc. ,

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The Energy Law

APRIL 4, 2019

In most cases, new owners will have nine months from the date of acquisition to notify EPA of their interest in participating in the program. That scope will then drive the schedule for completing the audits and corrective action, which will be set forth in the customized audit agreement between the new owner and EPA.

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Novi

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In these cases, practitioners turn to a field called causal inference to estimate what an RCT would have revealed if it was possible to conduct one. In the second blog post , we saw one of these strategies, known as stratification. However, stratification creates two additional questions for our use case.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 19, 2015

In this case, ConocoPhillips was the lessee under two oil and gas leases, one covering 26,622.79 For fields in which the spacing requirement is 467/1200, as was the case for the field at issue per Rule 2, Rule 38(b) provides that the standard drilling unit is 40 acres per well. Vaquillas Unproven Minerals, Ltd.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

1] Prior to the Pennsylvania ruling, there were two seminal cases that have addressed the issue and reached conflicting results. The court found that an actionable trespass claim requires an injury and that the only claimed injury in this case—drainage of gas from beneath the plaintiff’s property—was barred by the rule of capture. [3]

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The Energy Law

APRIL 25, 2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued a significant opinion in a case in which a takings claim was asserted to redress Hurricane Katrina-related flood damage. In 1968, the Corps completed construction of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (“MRGO”) in New Orleans.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Case: United States v. ACL appealed, arguing two things: (1) it was entitled to a complete defense to OPA ’90 liability under 33 U.S.C. ACL was not Entitled to a Complete Defense to OPA ’90 Liability under 33 U.S.C. American Commercial Lines, L.L.C. , 16-31150, F.3d 3d (5th Cir. 2703(a) 33 U.S.C. 2703(a) 33 U.S.C. 11/7/17).

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

If used correctly, TAR can result in drastic savings for clients in document-intensive cases and provide more accurate results. Competence includes at least a basic understanding of TAR in order to evaluate the appropriate document review method for each case and implement a protocol for electronically stored information. Model Rule 1.4

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Novi

JANUARY 27, 2025

A generic AI solution might spot a decline trend and project it forward, but it completely misses the fundamental reservoir mechanics driving that decline. We’re talking about proppant intensity, cluster spacing, landing zonesthings generic AI doesnt understand and, in most cases, cant even access.

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The Energy Law

MAY 13, 2008

After completing discovery and shortly before a scheduled trial date, the Culls asked the trial court to stay the lawsuit and compel arbitration. Perry Homes and the warranty companies moved to vacate the arbitrator’s award, arguing (among other things) that the case should never have been sent to arbitration after so much activity in court.

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Novi

AUGUST 7, 2024

These trends, showing rising production with tighter spacing, stem from operator decision making to downspace and increase completion intensity in higher quality rock. In this case, increasing proppant loading moves the forecast up in a mostly linear trend between 1000 and 3000 lbs per foot. Conceptual example of stratification.

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The Energy Law

MAY 12, 2016

According to the complaint, EPA “has not completed these necessary revisions,” nor has it reviewed the Subtitle D regulations for oil and gas wastes since that time. McCarthy , Case No. In that case, the parties eventually settled, and EPA agreed in a consent decree to finalize RCRA Subtitle D coal ash regulations by a certain date.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

See our previous blog entry on the proposed rule redefining the “waters of the United States” covered by the Clean Water Act. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has issued water quality certification (PDF) for NWP-12 without conditions, but it will issue such certification for NWP-39 only on a case-by-case basis.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 8, 2021

Chapter 11 Reorganization: If the Company files a Chapter 11 reorganization, then the company may choose to continue its health care coverage or it may be able to terminate the health plan entirely, in which case there would be no obligations under COBRA. If it reorganizes and retains health care coverage, then obligations under COBRA remain.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 26, 2016

4] Paying quantities cases usually focus on what expenses constitute “operating expenses.” “Operating expenses”—or “lifting expenses” as they are sometimes referred—are “ordinary, recurring expenses” that are attributable to the expense of production, after the well is drilled and completed. [5]

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Novi

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

All 3 scenarios used causal models to generate their forecasts, with identical geology and completions information feeding the models. In this post, using the same pad location and layouts from Part 4, we will compare the results of 3 different geometric descriptions of well spacing.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The term “proration unit” as used herein, shall mean the area within the surface boundaries of the proration unit then established by field rules or special order of the appropriate regulatory authority for the reservoir in which each well is completed. In this case, Chesapeake had chosen not to designate a full proration unit (i.e.,

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The Energy Law

JUNE 13, 2019

We will address Regulation BI and Form CRS in a later blog post after we have had time to digest completely the four releases. The Fiduciary Release does not create any new duties, but “reaffirms, and in some cases clarifies, certain aspects of the federal fiduciary duty an investment adviser owes to its clients.” [3]

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The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

He pointed to owners having a cement truck waiting to fill the well as soon as drilling was completed as objective evidence of such an intent. The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter. 1] 53,252 (La. 2] 45,160 (La.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 26, 2020

Finally, the AWO recommends the development of a “written outbreak management plan” that contains information to track and identify suspected cases and the locations of sick crewmembers, cleaning procedures, etc. How Should I Change My Operations at Port?

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The Energy Law

MARCH 28, 2017

7] Before the decision, some practitioners believed that this phrase only required an operator to forfeit drilling costs associated with a well and excluded other costs associated with completing, equipping, or operating a well. [8] of natural gas in future cases. See Brittan J.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 12, 2017

1] In the case, the Plaintiffs granted a mineral lease to the Defendant-Lessee that provided for a 1/5 royalty in 2009. [2] 3] The well, which was to produce from a reservoir and zone under the property of multiple landowners, was completed on April 27, 2012 and began production on May 18, 2012. [4] Anglo-Dutch Energy, L.L.C. ,

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The Energy Law

JULY 23, 2013

EPA may, however, allow the source to continue operations beyond three months if the source “complies with such emissions limitations and compliance schedules … as may be provided by the Administrator” to bring about compliance “as expeditiously as possible, but in no case later than three years after the date of such finding.”

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Under the bill, the GHG permitting process will be exempt from TCEQ’s contested case hearing requirements in an effort to make the process more efficient. Until this process is complete, the EPA will remain the permitting authority for GHG emissions in Texas. However, the case is still pending before the D.C. 10-1425, 2013 U.S.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 8, 2021

Chapter 11 Reorganization: If the Company files a Chapter 11 reorganization, then the company may choose to continue its health care coverage or it may be able to terminate the health plan entirely, in which case there would be no obligations under COBRA. If it reorganizes and retains health care coverage, then obligations under COBRA remain.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In most cases of default of a current lessee or owner of operating rights, BSEE will call upon a prior interest owner to perform the required decommissioning. A prior lessee could be held liable for decommissioning a hurricane-toppled platform years after its exit and completion of all lease decommissioning obligations.

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