Open AccessOwnership of Evolved Gas in Split Title Situations
Author(s) -
James M. Pasieka,
N. Glenn Cameron
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr694
Subject(s) - statutory law , payment , focus (optics) , phenomenon , energy law , business , fossil fuel , law and economics , economics , law , political science , finance , engineering , epistemology , physics , environmental law , philosophy , optics , waste management
This paper analyzes the ownership of evolved gas where ownership of the petroleum rights has been severed from the mineral title. How 'split titles' arise and the geophysical phenomenon of evolved gas are discussed briefly. The main focus of the paper is the statutory and common law considerations concerning the ownership of evolved gas. The effects of errors in payment of royalties are also examined.