Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas Production
• The New Horizontal Well Completion Method • Drilling Down: Environmental Diligence in Oil and Gas Fields
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Hot Topics San Antonio January 31, 2014 La Quinta Convention Center (210) 222-9181
• Environmental Challenges in Managing Exploration & Production Waste Streams • Water Issues: Use, Protection, and Disposal • Air Quality Hot Topics • Environmental Indemnity Insurance Challenges
Come to our one-day course for focused, insightful information about the hottest issues in the oil and gas industry!
• Preemption and Local Regulation • Surface and Adjacent Landowner Concerns • Pre-Development Surface and Siting Issues
MCLE CREDIT 7 HOURS (1 ETHICS)
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Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas Production
11:45 Break - Lunch Served 12:00 Luncheon Presentation - Ethics of Negotiation .75 hr ethics James M. McCormack, Austin Law Offices of James M. McCormack 12:45 Break 1:00
Cosponsored by the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section and the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and by Texas Tech University School of Law
Friday January 31
7 hours including 1 hour ethics
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Registration Coffee & Pastries Provided
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Welcoming Remarks
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What the New Horizontal Well Completion Method Offers Operators .5 hr • Water and chemical conservation • Reduced equipment requirement Joe Lee, Midland Cudd Energy Services
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January 31, 2014 La Quinta Convention Center (210) 222-9181 Register by January 17, 2014 and save $50! Members of the Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section or the Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section can save $75!
MCLE CREDIT 7 HOURS (1 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: 901276056 Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Administrative Law, Real Estate Law, and Oil, Gas and Mineral Law.
Environmental Challenges in Managing Exploration & Production Waste Streams .5 hr • Technical aspects of waste stream management • The challenges of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water waste management • The nature of air emissions and aggregating air sources • Green completion and what it means R. David Shiels, Kaufman Shiels Engineering
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Break
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Air Quality Hot Topics .75 hr Constance C. Westfall, Dallas Strasburger & Price
10:30 Water Issues: Use, Protection and Disposal .75 hr Russell S. Johnson, Austin McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore 11:15 Watching Your Step: Pre-Development Surface and Siting Issues .5 hr Cynthia Cooke Smiley, Austin Smiley Law Firm 2
Environmental Indemnity Insurance Challenges .5 hr • The basics of an enforceable indemnity • Current trends in pollution risk allocation John Almy, Houston Liskow & Lewis Drilling Down: Environmental Diligence in Oil and Gas Fields 1 hr (.25 ethics) • What to watch for in the Drill and Flip transaction • The Environmental Defect and Threshold Dilemma • Dealing with environmental defects and the role of new owner audit protection under SB 1300 • Ethical issues arising during diligence Mary Simmons Mendoza, Austin Haynes and Boone James C. Morriss, III, Austin Thompson & Knight
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Break
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Preemption and Local Regulation .75 hr Melissa Lindelow, Fort Worth Shupe Ventura Lindelow & Olson
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Surface and Adjacent Landowner Issues 1 hr • Damages • Accommodation doctrine • Scope of implied easement • Potential causes of action • Proximity to population Bruce M. Kramer, Houston McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore
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Adjourn
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Ways to Save on This Course! Register by January 17 and Save $50 because early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. Course materials and seating will be reserved for preregistrants until the start of the first topic. Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section Members and Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section Members Can Save $75 by registering by January 17, 2014 (thereafter, save $25). Not a member? To join, e-mail sections@texasbar.com or phone 800-204-2222, x1425. Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee. Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Firm & Group Sales Manager Laura Angle at 512-250-5575 or laura.angle@texasbar.com. Active State and Texas-Area Federal Judges, Administrative Law Judges, Hearing Examiners, and Their Court Staff Attorneys May Attend for Free, Provided: (1) the course directly relates to the judge’s tribunal’s jurisdiction, (2) the judge is a full-time judge or retired under the judicial retirement system and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to receivers, trustees, other court staff, or persons serving part-time in a judicial capacity. Actual attendance is required in order to receive course materials. Parking Information for Attendees Not Staying at the Hotel is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of available space. Selfparking is in the lot for $10 per day and $21 overnight. Valet parking is available for $25 per day. If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend, please contact us as soon as possible at 800-204-2222, x1797. Registered But Can’t Attend? Still Earn MCLE Credit and receive course materials by taking the course online later, in which case you’ll automatically be sent the course materials. If you wish a refund instead, mail or fax (512-427-4443) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program. FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! Online Videos and Mp3s of the Topics will be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course. Provide your e-mail address when preregistering to be notified when and how these benefits may be accessed. (Note: Presentation lengths may vary from that which was advertised.) There’s no extra charge; as a registrant, you’re already entitled! Policy of Impartiality The State Bar of Texas does not endorse political candidates. When a candidate for public office is included in promotion for or participates in a TexasBarCLE event, the State Bar is not taking a position for or against anyone’s candidacy.
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Hotel rooms have been blocked at special rates on a space available basis. To make a reservation, contact the hotel and indicate that you will be attending this State Bar of Texas course. San Antonio Live La Quinta Convention Center $99 single/double 303 Blum San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 222-9181 Ask for the State Bar of Texas Room Block and Reserve Your Room by January 10!
Course Directors Cynthia J. Bishop.............................................................Dallas Bruce M. Kramer.........................................................Houston
Planning Committee Jeff Civins....................................................................... Austin Curtis N. Leonard...........................................................Odessa Melissa Deann Lindelow......................................... Fort Worth Cynthia Cooke Smiley..................................................... Austin Corey Wehmeyer...................................................San Antonio Constance Westfall..........................................................Dallas
Environmental and Natural Resources Section of the State Bar of Texas Michael J. Nasi..................................................................Chair Jean Flores............................................................... Chair-Elect Allison Exall............................................................... Vice Chair Cynthia Bishop........................................ Immediate Past Chair
Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Section of the State Bar of Texas M.C. Cottingham Miles....................................................Chair David M. Patton...................................................... Chair-Elect Ricardo E. Morales.................................................... Vice Chair Timothy R. Brown.................................... Immediate Past Chair
TexasBarCLE Planning Team Kathy Reese.....................................................Program Planner Kim Maka................................................ Program Coordinator Sheena Taylor............................Program Coordinator Assistant Tiffany Clay ................................Meeting Services Coordinator
State Bar of Texas Lisa M. Tatum.............................................................President Cindy V. Tisdale........................................... Chair of the Board Trey Apffel......................................................... President-Elect Buck Files.......................................... Immediate Past President Kristy Blanchard.................................................TYLA President Deborah Bullion......................................Chair, CLE Committee Gary Nickelson..............................Chair, Board PDP Committee Michelle E. Hunter.........................................Executive Director Patrick A. Nester...................................... Director, TexasBarCLE
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