Adverse Possession by Oil and Gas Lessees

This presentation is from the 2024 Advanced Landman‚Äôs Institute. It was jointly produced by The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law and AAPL.

• Adverse possession of oil and gas rights and use by a lessee
• Elements a lessee must meet
• Nature of the interest acquired, including duration
• Geographic and geologic reach
• Application to non-operating lease interests
• Potential evidentiary hurdles
• Whether a lessor may bar the lessee‚Äôs asserted through waiver language in the lease

Presenters: 

Ilya Batikob, Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, OH
Steven R. Rech, Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Houston, TX

1.00 CEU