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Helpful Oil & Gas Definitions P-Z
August 19th, 2013
Paid-Up Lease. An oil and gas lease that does not provide for delay-rental payment. The lease is effective for the whole period of the primary term. Partition. The division of undivided interests in kind or by sale, by voluntary agreement or judicial…
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Helpful Oil & Gas Definitions E-O
July 29th, 2013
Economic-Out Clause. Another name for a gas contract Market-Out Clause. Entirety Clause. A clause in an oil and gas lease or in a deed that states the agreement of the parties that royalties are to be apportioned in the event that the property is sub…
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Helpful Oil & Gas Definitions, A-D
July 24th, 2013
Acreage-Contribution Agreement. A support agreement by which the contributing party agrees to contribute leases or interests in leases in the area of a test well to a drilling party in exchange for information, if the drilling party drills to an agre…
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Upcoming AAPL Events
July 16th, 2013
Pooling Seminar on August 1, 2013 at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids $250 for AAPL members, $375 for non-members; the price goes up $50 after July 18th! Field Landman Seminar on August 22, 2013 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City Free to A…
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AAPL Pooling Seminar
July 8th, 2013
The AAPL Pooling Seminar will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This Seminar is a one-day program designed to give an in-depth overview of the pooling process. Pooling is defined as the bringing t…
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MAPL Annual Golf Outing 2013
July 2nd, 2013
This year’s MAPL Annual Golf Outing for MAPL Members will be held at the Buck’s Run Golf Club in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan on July 26, 2013 with a 9:00 A.M. shotgun! MAPL members and their guests are invited to participate in a day of golfing, fun,…
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Did You Know?
June 27th, 2013
Did you know that The Michigan Online Oil and Gas Information System allows the public to search for selected oil, gas, and UIC data from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality databases? This database includes basic information on wells, p…
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Compulsory Pooling Process in Michigan
March 15th, 2013
On March 14, 2013, Gallagher Law Firm attorney Kate Barnaby joined William Horn, Susan Sadler, Susan Topp, Amy VanDyke, Daniel Pulter, and Kevin Schumacher in presenting topics at HalfMoon Seminar’s Legal and Regulatory Issues in Oil and Gas Se…
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Kate Fetkenhier presents Common Title Issues in the Oil and Gas Industry at MAPL seminar
September 21st, 2012
Kate Fetkenhier spoke on the Common Title Issues in the Oil and Gas Industry to a packed crowd at the Michigan Association of Professional Landmen’s 35th Annual Fall Seminar on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at theAmway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapid…
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Attorney Jack Lynch Selected for Inclusion in the “Best Lawyers in America” 2013
September 18th, 2012
Gallagher Law Firm is pleased to announce that Lynch Gallagher attorney John “Jack” Lynch has been selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America for 2013, to be featured in the 19th edition, for his work in the practice area…
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