Energy Law Round Up

In the latest episode of the podcast, Tom is joined by the managing partner of Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC's Houston office, Marcy Rothman, who discusses pitfalls and best practices surrounding digital signatures in the oil patch and beyond.

In this week's episode, learn when an "offset well" is not an offset well, according to the Texas Supreme Court. Also, get up to speed on the latest installment in the ongoing "fixed"-versus-"floating" royalty saga that continues to confound courts and counsel across the Lone Star State.

Blake Scott, President of Scott Energy Technologies, joins Tom in the latest episode of KRCL's energy law podcast. Blake explores cost-effective, risk-reducing, and often innovative strategies for solid drilling waste management and recycling. Operators, service companies, and other industry participants in the oil patch will find a wealth of actionable information in this new episode.

This week, Tom is joined by Chip Morris for the final installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a range of legal issues impacting the oil and gas sector. Chip discusses the top ten mistakes employers can make—in the oilfield, and beyond—when drafting non-compete agreements.

In the latest episode of the podcast, Tom is joined by the managing partner of Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC's Houston office, Marcy Rothman, for the fifth installment of a special six-part series featuring guest speakers from KRCL on a variety of key and emerging legal issues impacting the oil-and-gas industry. Marcy addresses a topic that pipelines and other energy companies confront on a regular basis: condemnation and eminent domain.

This week, Tom is joined by the co-chair of KRCL's Transportation Practice Group, Daniel Guerra, for the fourth installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a range of legal issues impacting the oil and gas sector. Danny discusses the many pitfalls and advances lying at the intersection of technology, trucking, and railroads in the oil patch.

In our latest episode, Tom is joined by the head of KRCL's Distressed Strategies Practice Group, Mike Ridulfo, for the third installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a range of legal pitfalls in the oil and gas sector. Specifically, Mike addresses developing bankruptcy and insolvency issues facing companies operating in the upstream and midstream segments.

This week, Tom is joined by his Houston-based partner, AJ Johnson, for the second installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a variety of key and emerging legal issues impacting the oil-and-gas industry. AJ tackles a topic that is a perennial headache for energy companies: the theft and misappropriation of trade secrets by ex-employees. Listen to AJ's practical advice for proactively dealing with this vexing problem.

In this special episode of the podcast, Tom is joined by his Dallas-based partner, Bruce Flowers, for the first installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a variety of key and emerging legal issues impacting the oil-and-gas industry. Bruce speaks on a topic that energy companies are grappling with all the time: pitfalls in purchase and sale agreements.

In this week's episode, Tom discusses the fiduciary obligations of the executive to non-executive mineral interest owners, as well as an important new appellate decision about acreage retention clauses keyed off of proration units.