Tag: oil and gas law
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Arkansas Supreme Court Rules that Mineral Integration Process is Constitutional
Oil and gas operators attempt to secure the right to drill for minerals by obtaining leases from mineral owners. Not all owners affirmatively agree to lease, either because they disagree with drilling near their property, or because they want better terms. If lease negotiations are frustrated, an oil and gas operator in Arkansas can seek…
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Arkansas Mineral Interpleader Lawsuits Explained
Have you ever been named as a defendant in a mineral royalty interpleader lawsuit? Ever heard of such a thing? In Arkansas, and especially in those counties in the Fayetteville Shale, oil, gas, and mineral royalty interpleader lawsuits are actually quite common. Interpleaders are usually initiated by an operator when there is a title ownership…
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Thomas Daily to Speak at 2015 Fundamentals of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Conference in Houston, Texas
Thomas Daily has practiced oil and gas law in Arkansas for nearly 45 years, all with the law firm of Daily & Woods, PLLC. Mr. Daily is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars in Arkansas and other parts of the country on the subject of oil, gas, and mineral law, and in a few weeks, Mr.…