Selective Guide to Oil and Gas Resources

S. Morrison
October 2009 

Table of Contents 

• Statutory Law
• Case Law
• Regulations
• Administrative Materials
• Subject Headings
• Secondary Sources
• Websites of Interest

Statutory Law

Federal
United States Code
Title 15, 16, 30, 42
2^nd Floor Federal Materials
Also Available through HeinOnline

Louisiana
West’s Louisiana Statutes Annotated
La. R.S.30:2001 et seq.
La. R.S. 30:501 et. seq.
La. R.S. 31 et seq.
Main Reading Room
2d floor, State Statutes
Also available through Lexis (password required)
Also available through Westlaw (password required)

State of Louisiana mineral code and forms: R.S. Title 31, chapter 1 through 13, enacted by act 50 of 1974 including laws through the 2008 regular and extraordinary sessions of the legislature
Reserve KFL255 .A3 2009

Case Law

West's ALR Digest
Main Reading Room
Search under the topic “Mines and Minerals for” a lengthy list of key numbers for various subtopics related to this topic
Also available throught Westlaw (user name and password required)

Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations

• Title 10 – Energy
• Title 18 Chapter 1 – Conservation of Power

2^nd Floor Federal Materials
4^th Floor Government Documents
Also available online

Administrative Materials

Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 Natural Resources
Reserve KFL35 1984 .A2 T.43
Also available online

Louisiana Register
Reserve KFL34 .A2 L68
Also available online

Secondary Sources

Annual Institute on Mineral Law
KFL255.A15 P37 

Louisiana Mineral Law Service
KFL255 .A15 L68 

The Law of Oil and Gas (3^rd ed.)
KF1849 .S8 2004- 

Manual of Oil and Gas Terms
KF1847.5 .W54 2006

The … Mineral Law Institute (LSU CCPD handouts)
KFL255.A15 P37 

Mineral Law Newsletter
KF1802 .M56

Oil and Gas Law in a Nutshell (5^th ed.)
Reserve Alcove KF1850 .L68 2009 

Proceedings of the Annual Energy & Mineral Law Institute
KF1819.A2 E2

Proceedings of the Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Law
K9 .N727
Also available through LegalTrac

Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Annual Institute
K22 .O29
Also available through Westlaw (user name and password required)

Subject Headings

Additional materials may be found in the online public catalog of the law library.  Some suggested subject searches for finding materials on mineral law and oil and gas law are:

Mineral rights
Natural gas--Law and legislation
Oil and gas leases
Offshore oil and gas leases
Petroleum law and legislation

Websites of Interest

American Association of Professional Landmen
Department of Energy
DOE Energy Information Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Louisiana Dept. of Natural Resources
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation