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Accredited by the State Bar of
Texas for 13.50 MCLE hours, including 2.0 hours of legal ethics.
This program has been accredited by the American Association of Professional Landmen
for 13.50 RPL CE credits,
13.50 CPL recertification credits, which includes 2.0
Ethics credits.
Approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court for a total of 13.0 hours of credit, including
1.0 hour of ethics, 1.0 hour of professionalism, and 0.0 hour of law office practice.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
| 8:00 |
REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast
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| 8:55 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- James J. Alfini, Dean and President, South Texas College of Law - Houston
- Lisa L. Dahm, J.D., LL.M-Health, Director of CLE and Adjunct Professor,
South Texas College of Law - Houston
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Morning Moderator:
Robert B. "Skip" Allen, Helis Oil & Gas Company, L.L.C.
Morning Session:
LAND AND LEASE MODULE
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| 9:00 |
Recent Updates in Oil and Gas Law
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Gregg C. Laswell, Hicks Thomas & Lilienstern, LLP - Houston
- Allen H. Rustay, Hicks Thomas & Lilienstern, LLP - Houston
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9:45 |
Morning Break
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| 10:00 |
Seismic Agreements: Legal, Procurement, and IP Issues
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Jim Gabala, BP America Inc. - Warrenville, IL
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John Munhausen, BP America Inc. - Houston
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Jeanmarie Tade, BP America Inc. - Houston
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| 11:00 |
Primer on Railroad Commission Regulation
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Jamie Nielson, Attorney at Law - Austin
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11:45 |
Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)
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12:00 |
Lunch Presentation
Truth, Lies and BS
(Ethics and Professionalism credit)
- Professor Dane S. Ciolino, Alvin R. Christovich Professor of Law,
Loyola University - New Orleans, LA
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1:30 |
After Lunch Break
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| 1:45 |
Indemnity and Insurance in the Oilfield
Legal Perspective:
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C. Randall King, Porter & Hedges LLP - Houston
Broker Perspective:
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William R. Lee, Marsh USA Inc. - Houston
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| 2:30 |
Primer on Model Form Joint Operating Agreement
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M. Bradford Moody, Watt Beckworth Thompson & Henneman, L.L.P. - Houston
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3:00 |
Afternoon Break
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| 3:15 |
Surface Damages Lawsuits in Louisiana and Act 312
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George Arceneaux, III, Liskow & Lewis - Lafayette, LA
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| 4:00 |
Catastrophe Responses
Moderator:
- Robert B. "Skip" Allen, Helis Oil & Gas Company, L.L.C. - Houston
Panelists:
- Gregory V. Brown, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Houston
- Michael P. Donaldson, EOG Resources, Inc. - Houston
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| 4:45 |
Adjourn to reception
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| 8:30 |
Private Lands - Surface Access and Use
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Rick D. Davis, Jr., Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, PC - Midland
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| 9:00 |
The Elements of a TRO in a Surface Access Dispute
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Stuart Hollimon, Andrews Kurth, LLP - Houston
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| 9:30 |
Joint Operating Agreements from a Trial Lawyer's Perspective
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Greg W. Curry, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas
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10:00 |
Morning Break
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| 10:15 |
Local Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations: Pumpjacks and Preemption
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Bruce M. Kramer, Of Counsel, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore - Houston,
Maddox Professor of Law Emeritus, Texas Tech University School of Law
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| 11:00 |
The Texas Landowner's Bill of Rights
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Stephen K. Carroll, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston
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11:45 |
Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)
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12:00 |
Lunch Presentation
Legal Ethics, Pain, and Suffering
(Ethics)
- Professor N. Gregory Smith, G. Frank & Winston Purvis Professor of Law,
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, LA
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1:00 |
After Lunch Break
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| 1:15 |
Gas 101: A Primer on the Gas Industry
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Jeffrey M. Petrash, American Gas Association - Washington, D.C.
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| 2:00 |
Roadmap to Federal Offshore Regulation Outside the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
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David T. Deal, Deal Consulting and Dispute Resolution, LLC - Falls Church, VA
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2:45 |
Afternoon Break
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| 3:00 |
Doing the Deal: Buying and Selling Offshore Properties
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David M. Hunter, Jones Walker - New Orleans, LA
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| 3:30 |
Regulatory Issues Related to the First FPSO in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
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Gregory Roland, Petrobras America Inc. - Houston
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4:15 |
Adjourn
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