It is very common to hear in media reports and through activist groups about how dangerous and bad fracking is in California. However, the reality of it is that this process may not be anywhere near as horrible as everyone has been led to believe. Fracking is the name...
Does pipeline owner have a conflict of interest as Parks director?
When it comes to regulation, industry has as much a right as anyone to promote its interests. People who have been involved in the oil and gas industry for years have a lot to offer to the administrative process and shouldn't automatically be excluded from government...
4 disputes that arise between property owners, lessees
If you are a landowner leasing out -- or considering leasing out -- mineral rights to an individual or company, you need to be aware of the fact that complications can arise. These relationships often involve significant sums of money, generational ownership rights...
An oil and gas lease is an opportunity and a risk
If you have or potentially have oil or gas reserves on your land in California, you may believe that you have "struck it rich." And that may be the case. Your land could hold a substantial reserve of oil and gas that is viable for production. A well or group of wells...
What do you really own?
If you own a piece of land in California and it potentially may have viable oil and gas reserves beneath it, it is important that you understand exactly what it is that you mean when you say you "own" the property. Property law is ancient, as ownership of land has...
When is an oil or gas lease royalty calculated?
For a landowner, securing an oil and gas lease with royalty payment may seem like a great victory. Developing an oil well from exploration to production is an expensive proposition, something few individuals could afford, but once it reaches production, it can seem...
Do you have an offer for oil and gas development on your land?
Most landowners have little experience with oil, gas and other mineral extraction leases. You or your family may have owned land for years or decades. You may not even understand the distinction between surface ownership and mineral ownership, as your property may not...