The Oil & Gas Lease in Canada : : Fourth Edition / / John Bishop Ballem.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Ballem, John Bishop,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface to the Fourth Edition --; Preface to the Third Edition --; Preface to the Second Edition --; Preface to the First Edition --; PART ONE: FUNCTION AND LEGAL CATEGORIZATION OF THE OIL AND GAS LEASE --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Function and History of the Oil and Gas Lease --; 3. Legal Category of the Oil and Gas Lease --; PART TWO: ENTERING INTO THE LEASE --; 4. Negotiations for and Capacity to Grant a Lease --; 5. Formation of the Lease --; PART THREE: THE LEASE --; 6. What the Lease Grants --; 7. The Habendum and Interpretation Clauses --; 8. Royalties, Suspended Well Payments, and Taxes --; 9. Drainage - Offset Drilling and Pooling --; 10. Unitization --; 11. Administrative and Procedural Provisions --; 12. Other Versions of the Clauses and Additional Provisions --; PART FOUR: THE TOP LEASE --; 13. Top Lease --; PART FIVE: INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION --; 14. Termination of the Lease --; 15. Deferring the Commitment to Drill --; 16. Termination of Productive or Potentially Productive Leases --; 17. Accounting for Past Production --; 18. Estoppel --; 19. Litigating the Oil and Gas Lease --; Index of Legislation --; Index of Cases --; Index of Secondary Authorities --; General Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442688711; 9783110490954
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442688711
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John Bishop Ballem.

Long recognized as the standard work on the topic, The Oil and Gas Lease in Canada discusses the legal document that determines the process by which a freehold mineral owner may grant oil companies the right to search for and produce minerals. Subjected to ongoing litigation and governmental regulation, the Lease continues to evolve as the body of common law surrounding it grows and develops. The substances covered by the Lease are unique in that their occurrence is uncertain until discovery, and they are capable of moving from place to place within a reservoir. These qualities have led to the development of new legal concepts, basically creating a separate and distinct branch of the law.This fourth edition of The Oil and Gas Lease in Canada guides the reader through the complexities of the Lease and the legal issues attached to it. John Bishop Ballem brings the text up to date on recent developments, including changes and additions to the terms of the Lease, the effect of recent court decisions, and the growth of coal bed methane as an energy source. Of particular interest is his examination of what takes place following a Lease's involuntary termination. Ballem deals with specific examples of this situation, detailing its consequences for both individual mineral owners and companies, as well as for future judicial pronouncements. The fourth edition of The Oil and Gas Lease in Canada is indispensable for mineral owners, oil companies, land agents, lawyers, and legal institutions.