With this convenient desk edition, you will get thorough yet concise coverage of the law relating to oil and gas. A handy abridgement of the 8-volume master treatise, Williams & Meyers, Oil and Gas Law, you'll find full treatment of property interests, conveyancing, oil and gas leases, implied covenants, and pooling and unitization. Not only is this a good starting point for researching all your questions dealing with oil and gas law, but as the section numbering is keyed to the master treatise, locating in-depth and detailed analysis of your topic is quick and easy. First published in 1973.

This 11th edition provides accurate and concise definitions of more than 5500 oil and gas terms. There are annotations that reference statutes, cases, secondary sources, along with notation of ambiguities or regional differences in terminology. This eleventh edition contains over 100 new terms, with updates to hundreds of others and the price quoted includes three months of updates.

Manual of Oil and Gas Terms is an easy-to-use softcover desk reference that defines the words and phrases most useful to lawyers, landmen, accountants, investors in oil and gas properties, students and others involved in the industry. For example, a petroleum engineer might find the book helpful on the meaning of the "Unless" clause in an oil and gas lease; a landman might refer to the Manual to clarify the purpose and meaning of various lease clauses; a lawyer, accountant, or investor might use it to define financing terms and tax consequences. The Manual features: Close to 6,000 precise definitions of legal, engineering, and tax terms (including acronyms) relating to the oil and gas industry, with definitions based--wherever possible--on actual cases; A comprehensive survey of new terms and recent colloquialisms; Annotations that include useful references to statutes, cases, books and law review articles; Entries listed in alphabetical order to easily locate a desired term; and ample cross-references to the 8-volume treatise, Williams & Meyers, Oil and Gas Law.

Detailed and informed casebook examining all major aspects of law governing oil and gas. Provides original text and explanatory materials. Section titles discuss: A Brief Introduction to the Scientific and Engineering Background of Oil and Gas Law; Energy Policy; The Nature and Protection of Interests in Oil and Gas; The Oil and Gas Lease-A Close Look at Its More Important Clauses; Covenants Implied in Oil and Gas Leases; Title and Conveyancing Problems Arising From Transfers by Fee Owners and Lessors; Transfers Subsequent to a Lease; Pooling and Unitization; and Public Lands.