Libraries
Oil & Gas Law, Spring 2018
updated as of March 31, 2018
Textbook Library
We will be using portions of various open-access texts to learn about the real-world context for oil and gas law. This is an evolving list of links to texts we may be using.
College Physics, by Paul Peter Urone & Roger Hinrichs (CP)
Physical Geology, by Steven Earle (PG)
Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology, by Bradley Deline, Randa Harris & Karen Tefend (LMIG)
Principles of Economics, by Steven A. Greenlaw & Timothy Taylor (POE)
Property, Volume One, by Christian Turner (PV1)
Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation, by Tom Theis and Jonathan Tomkin
Video/Interactive Library
We will be using various videos to help understand the real-world context for oil and gas law. This is an evolving list of links to videos we may be using.
Physics
All of the energy in the universe is... by George Zaidan and Charles Morton (3:52)
What is entropy? by Jeff Phillips (5:19)
A better description of entropy by Steve Mould (11:42)
Exploration & Extraction
The worlds fastest roughnecks (2:56)
Roughnecks at Work in HD - Drilling Rig Pipe Connection (4:46)
Animation of Hydraulic Fracturing - Marathon Oil Corp (6:36)
How does fracking work? - Mia Nacamulli (6:04)
Hydraulic Fracturing 3D Animation - Trial Exhibits, Inc. (7:17)
Economics
Supply
and Demand by Crash Course Economics (10:21)
An Introduction to
Externalities by Alex Tabarrok (12:14)
Negative Externalities and
the Coase Theorem by Learn Liberty (4:31)
The Coase Theorem by Ian
Ayres (7:24)
The Coase Theorem by
Alex Tabarrok (8:15)
Property Rights as a
Response to a Problem by Learn Liberty (5:01)
Deadweight Loss, Consumer & Producer Surplus-
Microeconomics 2.7 (Holiday Edition) by ACDC
Leadership (5:04)
Oil & Gas and Society
Shaleionaires by 60 Minutes (13:20)
Video Essay: Life in an Oil Field 'Man Camp' by the Associated Press (2:59)
Articles/Posts Library
We will be supplementing our books with various articles and posts on the web. This is an evolving list of links to articles and posts we may be using.
Energy & Economics
The World
According to Coase by David D. Friedman (4,500 words)
Comparing
electricity to a gallon of gasoline by Brad Templeton
Gasoline gallon equivalent, on Wikipedia
Thinking about energy density by Ken Cohen of ExxonMobil
Technology
Transactions
History & Culture
First North Dakota Oil Well, from the American Oil & Gas Historical Society
Regulation and Political Economy
Adam Thierer &
Brent Skorup, A History of Cronyism and Capture
in the Information Technology Sector, 18 J. Tech. L. & Policy 131,
132-143 (2013) [§ NOTE: Only Part I
& II were assigned.]
ÒCurbing Local Control, Abbott Signs Denton Fracking Bill,Ó by Jim Malewitz in Texas Tribune, May 18, 2015.
ÒGov. Fallin Signs Bill to Prevent Towns Cities and Counties from Banning Fracking,Ó by Joe Wertz in StateImpact, June 1, 2015.
ÒGov. Fallin Signs Legislation Reaffirming Corporation Commission as Regulator of Oil, Gas Industry,Ó Office of Governor Mary Fallin, May 30, 2015.
Law and Economics
Harold Demsetz, Toward a Theory of Property Rights, 57 American Economic Review 347 (1967)
Title, Deeds, and Ownership
Select Title Materials provided by Mr. Hedge
Policy and Legislative Action
Does the Oil-and-Gas Industry Still Need Tax
Breaks?, Wall Street Journal, Nov. 13, 2016. [Note: This reading is
being e-mailed to students, so if you canÕt access it through the link, look in
your e-mail.]
Materials relating to 2013 North Dakota legislative action
concerning setbacks for oil and gas wells [Part
1] [Part
2]
Trade Secrets
Sara Gosman, Reflecting Risk, 48 Georgia Law Review 83 (2013), available via [SSRN] , [University of Arkansas], or [Georgia Law Review].
Legal Documents
State of North Dakota Board of University and School Lands Oil and Gas Lease [pdf]
Additional Links and References
These are additional links and references which might be interesting.
US Energy Information Administration Drilling Report, by USEIA
more to be posted É
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