Oil and Gas Conservation and Leasing State Law Survey

Summary

This survey addresses laws and regulations related to conservation and public land use around the extraction of oil and gas. Content covers all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Highlighted issues include voluntary and statutory pooling and unitization statutes under state oil/gas conservation laws, and oil/gas lease terms for leases of state-owned lands.