Fourth Edition
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. Sub...
John Bishop Ballem (1925-2010) was a lawyer, author and globetrotter who practiced energy law at Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP in Calgary.
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 LEASE1 Introduction2 Function and History of the Oil and Gas Lease3 Legal Category of the Oil and Gas Lease PART TWO: ENTERING INTO THE LEASE4 Negotiations for and Capacity to Grant a Lease5 Formation of the Lease PART THREE: THE LEASE6 What the Lease Grants7 The Habendum and Interpretation Clauses8 Royalties, Suspended Well Payments, and Taxes9 Drainage -- Offset Drilling and Pooling10 Unitization11 Administrative and Procedural Provisions12 Other Versions of the Clauses and Additional Provisions PART FOUR: THE TOP LEASE13 Top Lease PART FIVE: INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION14 Termination of the Lease15 Deferring the Commitment to Drill16 Termination of Productive or Potentially Productive Leases17 Accounting for Past Production18 Estoppel19 Litigating the Oil and Gas Lease Index of Legislation Index of Cases Index of Secondary Authorities General Index