Ryan Clinton Speaks at 2020 Oil and Gas Disputes CLE on Texas Trespass Law

In January 2020, Texas appellate lawyer Ryan Clinton spoke at the State Bar of Texas Oil and Gas Disputes CLE in Houston, Texas. Ryan presented a paper titled “Forgive Us Our Trespass Law,” which discussed Texas’s confusing and often inconsistent precedent on trespass as it relates to the Texas oil-and-gas industry.

Among the topics covered include the elements of trespass law in Texas, the allocation of the burden of proof, and the various potential ways in which an oil-and-gas operator could face potential liability for subsurface trespass of either the surface estate or the mineral estate.

Ryan’s full paper can be viewed here:

Forgive Us Our Trespass Law: State Bar of Texas, Oil and Gas Disputes CLE (January 2020)