The Lithostratigraphy of the Permian Basin

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H. Martin Gibson

Experience

Martin Gibson concentrates on energy law and focuses on the exploration and production activities of independent oil and gas companies and individuals, both domestically and internationally and on land owners and mineral owners.

Oil and gas drilling, exploration, production and distribution.
Negotiation and documentation of oil and gas leases for lessors and lessees.
Exploration and seismic agreements.
IADC and AIPN
Farmouts and carried interest transactions.
Master service agreements (including indemnity and anti-indemnity issues).
Joint operating agreements.
Horizontal and shale drilling and a wide range of gas contracting, balancing and transportation issues and financing vehicles.

He is Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a member of the Texas Title Standards Joint Editorial Board.

Representative Matters

Represent small and independent oil companies, investors, partnerships, and other purchasers in the acquisition and sale of producing and non-producing onshore and offshore oil and gas properties and equipment.'
Represent or act as arbitrator in energy-related litigation and arbitration matters requiring knowledge of the oil and gas industry; specific areas of litigation support include bankruptcy and foreclosure, ownership and partnership disputes, blowouts, defective pipe and wireline cases, subsurface trespass, lease production disputes, contract rights, contract disputes and liability issues.'
Represent borrowers and lenders with respect to using oil and gas properties as the collateral for financing the acquisition, production, and distribution of oil and gas. Specialized financing strategies and methods unique to the oil and gas industry are used to meet the needs of investors and operators. Represent banks and borrowers in restructuring oil and gas loans and in current lending transactions. This work includes vendor financed production payments, net profits interests and exempt organization (non-UBTI) driven sales and acquisitions.'
Represent minerals owners in lease negotiations; represent lessees in lease negotiations. Represent mineral and surface owners in negotiations for pipeline rights-of-way and surface leases.'

Organizations

Corporate Issues Group, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, member, 2014 to present.
The Texas Energy Council, member, past president
Member, Energy Advisory Council of the University of Texas at Dallas
American Association of Petroleum Landmen, member
Texas Bar Association, former council member, Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Section
Austin Bar Association, Oil, Gas and Energy Law Section, member
Dallas Bar Association, former chair, Energy Section
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners, member

Seminar Presentations

Texas Bar CLE Oil, gas & Mineral Titles Examination, June 14-15, 2018, “How Does the JOA Affect Title?”
Energy Law Section of the Tarrant County Bar Association, December 14, 2017, “A Critical Survey of the AAPL’s 2015 JOA.”
Dutch Treat Wildcatters Luncheon, Dallas, Texas, October 19, 2017, “Can a Lease Survive Foreclosure – Two Cases and a Recent Statute?”
Half Moon Education, October 25, 2017, “The 2015 Joint Operating Agreement .”
Review of Oil and Gas Law XXXII – Energy Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, August 10, 2017, “The 2015 Joint Operating Agreement.”
Half Moon Education – Conservation, Capture, Pooling and Unitization Seminar, May 11, 2017, “The 2015 Joint Operating Agreement .”
Texas A&M 2017 Energy Law Symposium, March 23, 2017, “Panel Discussion - Bankruptcy Issues in the Energy Section.”
Live Oak CLE, February 24, 2017, “Preferential Rights of Purchase & AMIs.”
North Houston Association of Professional Landmen, November 10, 2016, “The Perils of Quitclaims.”
Review of Oil and Gas Law XXXI – Energy Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, August 19, 2016, “A Primer on Bankruptcy Law from and Oil and Gas Perspective.”
Texas BarCLE – Handling Your First (or Next) Oil & Gas Lease, September 16, 2015, “Specialized Provisions.”
Review of Oil and Gas Law XXX – Energy Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, August 27-28, 2015, “The AMI.”
SBOT – Oil, Gas & Mineral Titles Examination Course, June 25-26, 2015, “Dealing with the Deal Docs.”
IEL, 2nd Texas Mineral Title Course, May 14-15, 2015, “Title Aspects of the Joint Operating Agreement.”
Review of Oil and Gas Law XXIX – Energy Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, August 14-15, 2014, “The Perils of Quitclaims.”
2013 Civil Justice Conference, October 14-15, 2013, “A Lease Has Been Signed—Now What?”
National Association of Lease and Title Analysts (NALTA), September 18-19, 2013, “Modifying Oil & Gas Documents for Horizontal Drilling.”
Texas Mineral Title Course, May 2-3, 2013, “The JOA As A Title Document.”
Permian Basin Oil & Gas Law, February 22, 2013, “Modifying the Operating Agreement for Horizontal Drilling.”
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute Presentation, November 7-9, 2012, “Lease Modifications for Horizontal Well Drilling and Operation.”
Fort Worth Association of Professional Landmen, October 18, 2012, “Modifying Oil & Gas Documents for Horizontal Drilling.”
Dalworth Association of Division Order Analysts, September 11, 2012, “How to Modify Agreements for Horizontal Drilling.”
DFW-ALTA, July 17, 2012, “How to Modify Agreements for Horizontal Drilling for JOA.”
Energy Law Section – Dallas Bar Association, December 21, 2011, “Modifying Oil & Gas Documents for Horizontal Drilling.”
Institute for Energy Law, The Center for American and International Law, Short Course on the Law of Shale Plays, September 7, 2011, “Modifications to Leases and Other Agreements to Accommodate Shale Play Drilling.”
North American Petroleum Accounting Conference, May 19 - 20, 2011, “CO2: How Pesky Is It?”
37th Annual Ernest E. Smith, Oil Gas and Mineral Law (Houston), April 7-8, 2011, “Modifying Oil & Gas Documents for Horizontal Drilling.”
Texas Bankers Association, Real Estate, Oil and Gas Conference (San Antonio), March 31 – April 1, 2011, “Modifying Oil & Gas Documents for Horizontal Drilling.”
Texas Wesleyan School of Law, 2011 Energy Symposium (Ft. Worth), March 3-4, 2011, “The Perils of Quitclaims.”
National Oil and Gas Royalty Conference (Dallas) November 1-2, 2010, “Calculating Royalties.”
State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section, Advanced Oil & Gas Seminar (Houston), September 16 -17, 2010, “The Perils of Quitclaims.”
Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, University of Houston Law Center, February 5/6, 2009 (Houston) and February 12/13, 2009 (Dallas), “Case Law Update.”
Graves & Co., Houston, Texas, October 9, 2008, “The Democratic Plan.”
Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, University of Houston Law Center, February 7/8, 2008 (Houston) and February 14/15, 2008 (Dallas), “Case Law Update.”
Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, University of Houston Law Center, January 25/26, 2007 (Dallas) and February 1/2, 2007 (Houston), “Case Law Update.”
Dallas Association of Petroleum Landmen, March 13, 2006, “Two Cases.”
Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, University of Houston Law Center, January 26/27, 2006 (Houston) and February 2/3, 2006 (Dallas), “Case Law Update.”
North American Petroleum Accounting Conference (NAPAC), May 15, 2005, “Case Law Update.”
Dalworth Association of Division Order Analysts, May 11, 2006, “Oil and Gas Documents Affecting Title.”
American Association of Petroleum Landman, April 7, 2005, “Oil and Gas Documents Affecting Title.”
Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, University of Houston Law Center, January 27/28, 2005 (Houston) and February 3/4, 2005 (Dallas), “Case Law Update.”
Petroleum Engineer Club, Dallas, December 3, 2004, “Anatomy of an Oil and Gas Loan.”
The Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO), August 21, 2004 (San Antonio), “Case Law Update.”
Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, University of Houston Law Center, January 22/23, 2004 (Houston) and February 5/6, 2005 (Dallas), “Case Law Update.”

Articles

OIL AND GAS ALERT: Can a Lease Survive Foreclosure, October 3, 2017
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Pooling in Texas: Language Dependent and Strictly Construed, September 15, 2017.
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Did You Know You’re An Escrow Agent? September 12, 2017 (Co-Author).
NALTA Certification Manual, Chapter 8, “Oil and Gas and the Law of Contracts,” drafted in 2002, revised and resubmitted December, 2016.
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Texas Enacts House Bill 40 to Regulate Oil and Gas At State Level, May 20, 2015 (Co-Author).
OIL, GAS & ENERGY RESOURCES LAW – SECTION OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS: Texas Indemnity and Express Negligence Under the Recent Case of Tutle & Tutle Trucking, Inc. v. EOG Resources, Inc. – Volume 37, Number 2
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Texas Supreme Court Holds Specific Controls over the General, April 22, 2015 (dealing with legal descriptions).
Oil & Gas Financial Journal, “The Intersection of M&M Liens and Bankruptcy Law,” March 4, 2015 (Co-Author). http://www.ogfj.com/articles/2015/03/the-intersection-of-m-m-liens-and-bankruptcy-law.html
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Potential Revisions to the API Numbering System – February 12, 2013 (Co-Author)
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Texas Indemnity and Express Negligence – January 8, 2013
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Protecting Operators Under the 1989 AAPL Form of Operating Agreement – October 11, 2012
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Tips on How to Protect Yourself in the Event Your Oil and Gas Operator Goes Bankrupt – May 9, 2012 (Co-Author)
OIL AND GAS ALERT: EPA Issues New Clean Air Standards for Hydraulic Fracturing – May 3, 2012
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Royalty Owners and the Duty to Discover – March 28, 2012 (Co-Author)
OIL AND GAS ALERT: The Lingering Uncertainty of Valuations in Eminent Domain Actions – February 29, 2012 (Co-Author)
OIL AND GAS ALERT: What is the Scope of the Phrase “Public Interest?” – April 2011
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES: The Stimulus Package and Its Impact – February 13, 2009
OIL AND GAS ALERT: COPAS Audits and AG-19 – December 19, 2008
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Is A FRAC A Trespass? – August 2008
OIL & GAS ALERT: COPAS Overhead Adjustment Factors – April 2008
OIL & GAS ALERT: You Sold Your Interest in the Contract Area. Are You Still Liable? – February 2008
OIL & GAS ALERT: Recent Texas Legislative Developments – December 2007
OIL AND GAS ALERT: Continuing Obligations Under the Operating Agreement – November 2007
OIL AND GAS DOCUMENTS AFFECTING TITLE – April 2005

Honors And Awards

The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 List
Best Lawyers in Dallas 2017, 2018
Super Lawyers – Years selected: 2003-2006; 2013, 2014
Awarded “Best Published Article in an AAPL Publication” for the article “Oil and Gas Documents Affecting Title,” American Association of Petroleum Landmen, as featured in three parts in the July–December 2005 issues