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1 OWEN L. ANDERSON Eugene Kuntz Chair in Oil, Gas & Natural Resources George Lynn Cross Research Professor University of Oklahoma College of Law And Professor, Kay Bailey Hutchison Center in Energy, Law, and Business The University of Texas School of Law Professional Positions (Current): George Lynn Cross Research Professor, Eugene Kuntz Chair in Oil, Gas & Natural Resources, Academic Director, John B. Turner, LL.M. Program in Energy, Natural Resources & Indigenous Peoples, College of Law, and Instructor, Executive MBA Energy Programs, Price School of Business, The University of Oklahoma, tenure beginning 1992 Professor, Kay Bailey Hutchison Center in Global Energy, Law, and Business, The University of Texas School of Law, part time since 2008, full time commencing January Visiting Professor, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, since 2014 Visiting Professor, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, since 2009 Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia, since 2006 Honorary Lecturer, Graduate School of Natural Resources Law, Policy & Management, Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom, since 2001 Visiting Summer Professor, University of North Dakota School of Law, since 2007 Consulting Expert, Petroleum Law, United States Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program, intermittently since 2005 Consulting Expert, Oil and Gas Transactions Program and Commercial Law Initiative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), intermittently since 1992 Specialist Scholar (Oil and Gas Law), Fulbright Scholar Program, intermittently since 1993 Professional Positions (Past): Visiting Professor, Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Law, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010 and 2012 Visiting Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2009 and 2012 Visiting Professor, University of Rio de Janeiro, 2012 Visting Professor, Agostinho Neto University College of Law, Luanda, Angola, 2009 and

2 E. George Rudolph Distinguishing Visiting Chair of Law, University of Wyoming College of Law, 2008 Law Instructor, The University of Oklahoma Law of the Sea Fellowship, United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Visiting Professor, University of Houston School of Law, 2006 Attorney & Negotiator, Law Department, Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corporation, Oklahoma City and Aberdeen, sabbatical secondment Visiting Professor, Southern Methodist University, 1996 Thompson & Knight Centennial Visiting Professor of Law, ; Visiting Summer Faculty 1989, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law Jack F. Maddox Professor of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law, ; Professor, Texas Tech University Graduate School, Professor, University of North Dakota School of Law, Visiting Summer Faculty (faculty/student exchange), University of Oslo School of Law, 1986 University of Calgary Faculty of Law: Visiting Professor & Chair of Resources Law, Spring Semester 1984; Research Fellow, Canadian Institute of Resources Law, Summer 1984 State of North Dakota: Counsel and Assistant Attorney General, Geological Survey, ; Chief of Natural Resources Division, Office of Attorney General, ; General Counsel and Assistant Attorney General, Industrial (Oil & Gas Conservation) Commission, ; General Counsel and Assistant Attorney General, Board of University and School Lands, ; General Counsel, Assistant Attorney General, and Deputy Secretary of State, ; From , all work for State of North Dakota was part time. Publications Book and Treatises: A STUDENT S GUIDE TO ESTATE IN LAND AND FUTURE INTERESTS (3 rd ed. LexisNexis 2012) CASES AND MATERIALS ON OIL AND GAS LAW (6th ed. West 2012) (co-author, all editions) o FORMS MANUAL TO ACCOMPANY CASES AND MATERIALS ON OIL AND GAS LAW (5 th ed. 2008) (co-author, all editions) o Teacher s Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law (6 th ed. 2008) (co-author, all editions) HEMINGWAY: OIL AND GAS LAW AND TAXATION (4 th ed. West 2004) (co-author) INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM TRANSACTIONS, (Rocky Mtn Min L. Found. 3 rd ed. 2010) (co-author of 1 st, 2 nd, & 3 rd editions) INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION AGREEMENTS (Barrows 2009) (author of two chapters and editor of several) KUNTZ LAW OF OIL & GAS, present (seven-volume legal treatise, co-author of annual supplements) 2

3 WATERS AND WATER RIGHTS, vol. 2 (3 rd ed. Lexis Law Publishing 2008) (2 nd Edition 2001) (1 st edition 1993) (co-author, prior appropriation doctrine materials) for all three editions and co-author of state and federal water reallocations materials for 1 st edition) Articles, Monographs, and Outlines: United States Offshore Licensing and Concession System, in Tina Hunter (ed), REGULATION OF THE UPSTREAM PETROLEUM SECTOR: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LICENSING AND CONCESSION SYSTEMS (Edward Elgar, UK, 2014) (co-author with Kulander) Shale Gas Revolution or Evolution: Opportunities and Challenges for Europe, 4 GLOBAL BUSINESS LAW REVIEW 32 (2013) Chapter 14 Corruption, , in Marilda Rosado de Sá Ribeiro (edit.), Estamos organizando O lançamento de nossa obra coletiva, DIREITO INTERNACIONAL DOS INVESTMENTOS em conjunto com a terceira edição do livro DIREITO DO PETROLEO (Livraria Editora Renovar Ltda. 2014) (published in Brazil). Preface: Perhaps what you were trying to say, THE SELECTED WORKS OF ERNEST E. SMITH (Tex. Oil & Gas L. J. 2013) Introduction: Avoiding Dutch Disease and Bad Policy Choices, 87 N. Dak. L. Rev. 475 (2011) (energy symposium) International Oil Investment Return to Mexico: Will Mexico s Risk-Service Invitation Work and Where Might it Lead?, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators Pemex Conference, Mexico City (April 2011) (published online by AIPN) Lord Coke, the Restatement, and Modern Subsurface Trespass Law, 57 th Ann. Inst. on Min. L. 22 (L.S.U. 2010), revised and reprinted 6 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 203 (2011) Legal and Commercial Models for Pore-Space Access & Use for Geologic CO 2 Sequestration, 72 U. PITT. L. REV. 701 (2011) (co-author with Gresham) 3D Seismic and Geophysical Trespass, 35 th Kentucky Mineral L. Conf. (2010) From Summer of Optimism to Summer of Despair, OBEL Special Issue: Oil Spills, OIL, GAS & ENERGY INTELLIGENCE, (online journal published in United Kingdom) Introduction: North Dakota s Energy Landscape [Energy Law Symposium], 85 N.D. L. REV. 715 (2009) (published August 2010) Subsurface Trespass : A Man s Subsurface is Not His Castle, 49 WASHBURN L. J. 247 (2010) Subsurface Trespass After Coastal v. Garza, 60 INST. ON OIL & GAS L. AND TAX N 65 (2009) Geologic CO 2 Sequestration: Who Owns the Pore Space, 9 WYO. L. REV. 97 (2009), reprinted in LANDMAN (January/February 2010) 3

4 Carbon Sequestration: Who Owns the Pore Space, University of Texas Continuing Legal Education Seminar (2008) Introduction [to Symposium on Energy Law], 29 HOUSTON J. OF INT L L. 271 (2007) Federalism: Onshore and Offshore Public Lands in the United States, 4 Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence #04, (November 2006) State Conservation Regulation Single Well Spacing and Pooling Vis-À-Vis Federal and Indian Lands, SPECIAL INSTITUTE ON FEDERAL ONSHORE OIL AND GAS POOLING AND UNITIZATION (Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Foundation 2006) Self or Affiliate Gas Processing: Howell v. Texaco, Inc., 42 Rocky Mtn. Min. L Found. J. 331 (2006), a revision of portions of Howell v. Texaco, Inc. and State ex rel. Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc., Oklahoma City Mineral Lawyers Society (September 2005) and Howell v. Texaco Case Analysis, Oklahoma Bar Association Mineral Law Newsletter (Feb. 2005) The Rule of Capture-An Oil and Gas Perspective, 35 ENVT L. L. 899 (symposium 2005) (co-author), reprinted, 43 ROCKY MTN. MIN. L. FOUND. J. 321 (2006) Handbook on AIPN Model Contracts, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (2005) 3D Seismic and Geophysical Trespass, 29 OIL, GAS AND ENERGY RESOURCES 3 (State Bar of Texas 2004) Exploratory Unitization Under the 2004 Model Oil and Gas Conservation Act, 24 J. LAND RESOURCES & ENVTL. L. 277 (2004) (co-authored with Smith) Seismic Technology and Law: Partners or Adversaries, 24 ENERGY & MIN. L. INST. 285 (2004) (co-authored with Pigott) Rogers, Wellman, and The New Implied Marketplace Covenant, SPECIAL INST. ON PRIVATE OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES (Rocky Mtn Min. L. Found 2003) Federal Principles & Energy Policy in the United States, Forum for Federations, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (2002) (co-authored with Helton) 2001: A Royalty Odyssey, 53 INST. ON OIL & GAS L. & TAX N 4-1 (2002). Recent Developments 2001, Tulsa Mineral Lawyers (2001) (outline) Royalty Valuation: Should Overriding Royalty Interests and Nonparticipating Royalty Interests, Whether Payable In Value or In Kind, Be Subject to the Same Valuation Standard As Lease Royalty, 35 LAND & WATER L. REV. 1 (2000), reprinted 37 PUBLIC LAND & RESOURCES L. DIG. 107 (2000), reprinted in LANDMAN (2001) Royalty Valuation: Calculating Freight in a Marketable-Product Jurisdiction, 20 E. MIN. L. INST (2000), reprinted 19(2) INST. OF PETROLEUM ACCOUNTING 12 (2000) Breach of Confidentiality (outline), Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (July 1999) Geophysical "Trespass" Revisited, 5 TEX. WESLEYAN. L. REV. 137 (1999) The Use of Law to Promote Domestic Exploration & Production, 50 INST. ON OIL & GAS L. AND TAX N 2-1 (1999) (co-authored with Smith), reprinted in two 4

5 installments in 18(3) Inst. of Petroleum Accounting 1 (1999) and 19(1) Inst. of Petroleum Accounting 67 (2000) Royalty Valuation: Should Royalty Obligations Be Determined Intrinsically, Theoretically, Or Realistically? Part 1: Why All The Fuss? What Does History Reveal?, 37 NAT. RES. L. J. 547 (1997) (actually published in 1998), revision reprinted in 17(2) Inst. of Petroleum Accounting 1 (1998) Royalty Valuation: Should Royalty Obligations Be Determined Intrinsically, Theoretically, Or Realistically? Part 2: Should Courts Contemplate The Forest Or Dissect Each Tree?, 37 NAT. RES. L. J. 611 (1997) (actually published in 1998), revision reprinted in 17(3) Inst. of Petroleum Accounting 1 (1998). Terminating Units: Can the Lights Be Turned Off?, INSTITUTE ON POOLING & UNITIZATION, (Rocky Mtn Min. L. Foundation 1997) 3-D Seismic Technology: Its Uses, Limits, & Legal Ramifications, 42 ROCKY MTN. MIN. L. INST (1996) (co-authored with Dr. John D. Pigott, Dep t of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Oklahoma) Oil and Gas Marketing In Latin America, International Oil, Gas, and Mining Developments in Latin America, Special Institute, Paper 36A (Rocky Mt. Mineral L. Found. 1994) (co-authored with Smith) Introduction to International Oil and Gas Law, INT L HUMAN RES. DEV. CORP. (1999) (training manual, updated annually since 1993) The Gas Royalty Obligation--Pay Now and Pay Later, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (1995) (outline) Drilling for Black Gold: Understanding the Fine Print in Model Form Drilling Contracts, 15 E. MIN. L. INST. 293 (1995) ABA Task Force Reports on Security Interest in Oil and Gas Collateral, 9 NAT. RESOURCES AND ENV T 80 (Winter 1995) (co-authored with Harrel) In Memoriam: Professor Eugene O. Kuntz, Eulogy to a "Gentle Man" and Scholar, 48 OKLA. L. REV. xi (Winter 1995) (co-authored with Gibbens, Fuller, and Burns) Recent Developments in Nonregulatory Oil and Gas Law, 45 INST. ON OIL AND GAS L. AND TAXATION 1-1 (1994) Report of the ABA UCC Committee Task Force on Oil and Gas Finance, 25 TEX. TECH L. REV. 805 (1994) (co-authored with Harrel) Calculating Royalty: "Costs" Subsequent to Production -- "Figures Don't Lie, But..., 33 WASHBURN L. J. 591 (1994) Broad-Form Mineral Deed Constitutional Amendment Upheld by Kentucky Supreme Court, 9 NAT. RESOURCES AND ENV'T 33 (Summer 1994) Emerging Gas Royalty Issues, ROCKY MOUNTAIN MINERAL LAW FOUNDATION NATURAL GAS MARKETING SHORT COURSE (outline) (1993 and 1994) Introduction to Oil and Gas Law, and Oil and Gas Lease Law, ROCKY MOUNTAIN MINERAL LAW FOUNDATION OIL & GAS LAW SHORT COURSE, (outlines) (revised yearly, present); Conveyancing (outline) (1993) American Bar Association Oil and Gas Task Force Recommending UCC Article 9 Revisions, 64 OKLA. BAR. J (1993) (co-authored with Harrel) 5

6 Oil & Gas: The Texas Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act, 8 NAT. RESOURCES & ENV'T 46 (Summer 1993) Environmental Law in the Oil Patch, OCCE KUNTZ ENERGY POLICY AND LAW INST. (outline) (March 1993) Oil & Gas Leasing and Implied Covenants, OCCE LANDMEN'S INSTITUTE (outline) (February 1993) Management of Private and Public Oil and Gas Interests in the United States, PROCEEDINGS: NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR PETROLEUM, School of Law, University of Oslo, Norway (1992) Hard Minerals: State Coal Protection Legislation Versus Title IV of 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, 7 NAT. RESOURCES & ENV'T 46 (Summer 1992) (coauthored with Annand) Recent Developments in Oil & Gas Law, ANNUAL LANDMEN'S INSTITUTE, Southwestern Legal Foundation (outline) (1992) The Role of the Nonconsenting Cotenant in Oil & Gas Development, The Oil Patch Version of the Little Red Hen (co-authored with Cuda), 12 E. MIN. L. INST (1991) (co-authored with Michael D. Cuda) Recent Developments in Oil & Gas Drilling Contracts: An Update, NINTH ANNUAL ADVANCED OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LAW COURSE, State Bar of Texas (1991) Oil & Gas: Mineral Rights and the Duhig Doctrine, 6 NAT. RESOURCES & ENV'T 43 (Summer 1991) Recent State Legislation Affecting Oil & Gas Exploration and Production, 41 INST. ON OIL AND GAS LAW AND TAXATION 2-1 (1991) The Anatomy of an Oil and Gas Drilling Contract, 25 TULSA L. J. 359 (1990) Oil & Gas: State Legislatures Continue to Enact Statutes Limiting Offshore Oil and Gas Development, 5 NAT. RESOURCES & ENV'T 42 (Summer 1990) The Growing Uncertainty of Real Estate Titles, 65 N.D.L.REV. 1 (1990) (coauthored with Edin) Public Lands and Land Use: Oil and Gas Under Navigable Rivers and Lakes, 3 NAT. RESOURCES & ENV'T 43 (Winter 1989) Oil, Gas & Minerals: Dormant Mineral Statute Upheld, 4 NAT. RESOURCES & ENV'T 50 (Summer 1989) Oil & Gas: The Rule Against Perpetuities, 3 NAT. RESOURCES & ENV'T 36 (Winter1988) Federal Oil & Gas Management in the United States, MANAGING RESOURCES IN A FEDERAL STATE 139 (Carswell 1986) (for Banff Institute on Resources Law, Canada) Mutiny: The Revolt Against Unsuccessful Unit Operations, 30 ROCKY MTN. MIN. L. INST (1985) THE FEDERAL [CANADA] OIL & GAS PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION ACT: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS (Canadian Institute of Resources Law 1985) (monograph) New Directions in Oil & Gas Conservation Law, INSTITUTE ON OIL & GAS CONSERVATION LAW (Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Found. 1985) 6

7 NORTH DAKOTA OIL & GAS LAW AND LAND PRACTICE (Inst. for Energy Dev. 1983) (CLE outline) History of Oil & Gas Conservation Law, 1 UND FACULTY L. J. 1 (1983) OIL & GAS LAW OF THE WILLISTON BASIN (Inst. for Energy Dev. 1982) Compulsory Pooling in North Dakota: Should Production Income and Expenses Be Divided From Date of Pooling, Spacing or 'First Runs'?, 58 N.D.L. REV. 537 (1982), reprinted, 20 PUB. LAND & RESOURCES L. DIG. 426 (1983) David v. Goliath: Negotiating the 'Lessors 88' and Representing Lessors and Surface Owners in Oil & Gas Lease Plays, 27 ROCKY MTN. MIN. L. INST (1982) HANDBOOK ON WESTERN COAL LEASING (N. D. State Land Dept. 1976) (monograph) Editing & Reporting: Associate Editor, Oil, Gas and Energy Law (OGEL), present Executive Committee, JOURNAL OF WORLD ENERGY LAW & BUSINESS, Oxford University Press, 2007-present Board of Editors, TEXAS TITLE EXAMINATION STANDARDS, State Bar of Texas, 1992-present Board of Editors, OIL AND GAS REPORTER (CAIL & Matthew Bender present) Form & Style Editor, Model Contracts, Association of International Petroleum Negoitators (2005-present) and Co-Chair, AIPN Model Contract Template Drafting Committee (2008-present) Editorial Advisor, Oklahoma Oil, Gas, and Resources Section, Oklahoma Bar Association Energy & Natural Resources Law Newsletter (2005-present) Contributing Editor, Bryan A. Garner, THE REDBOOK: A MANUAL OF LEGAL STYLE (West Group 2d ed. 2006) Editor-in-Chief, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators Model Contracts Drafting Manual Editor-in-Chief, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators Model Well Service, Model Seismic Acquisition, and Master Service Agreements Editorial Board, Property Recording Industry Association Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act Enactment and e-recording Standards Implementation Guide, Reviewer and Advisor to Committee on Uniform Oil & Gas Division Order Form, National Association of Division Order Analysts and National Association of Royalty Owners, 1995 Board of Editors, NAT. RESOURCES & ENV'T, Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, American Bar Association, Executive Editor, ; Trends and Insights Editor, ; Associate Editor,

8 Editor, Vol. 6 (Parts 1 & 2) E. KUNTZ, LAW OF OIL AND GAS (by E. Kuntz), editor of revised statute volumes (1995).Board of Editors, NORTH DAKOTA MINERAL TITLE STANDARDS, State Bar of N.D Editor-in-Chief, TEXAS OIL AND GAS LAW JOURNAL, Butterworths Reporter, Mineral Law Newsletter, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation , 2001 Editorial Consultant, THE LAW OF FEDERAL OIL & GAS LEASES, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 1985 Reporter, Legal Report on Oil & Gas Conservation Activities - North Dakota, Interstate Oil Compact Commission Reporter, Annual Review of Significant Developments - North Dakota, NATURAL RESOURCES LAWYER, A.B.A. 1979, 1980 and 1984 Awards: Association of International Petroleum Negotiators Professor in Residence, 2014 Association of International Petroleum Negotiators Research Assistance Grant 2013 Sioux Award, University of North Dakota Alumni Association, 2013 (highest honor given by UND Alumni Association) George Lynn Cross Research Professor, University of Oklahoma, 2012 (highest campus-wide professorship award) Clyde O. Martz Award for Excellence in Teaching, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 2011 Senior Specialists Roster, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, re-enrolled E. George Rudolph Distinguishing Visiting Chair of Law, University of Wyoming College of Law (2008) Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia, present) Academic Award, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, Distinguished Service Award, State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, 2001 University of North Dakota School of Law, "Builder of the Profession," October 1999 Southwestern Legal Foundation, John Rogers Award, February 1999 University of Oklahoma Students Association, Outstanding Law Professor, Eugene Kuntz Professor in Oil, Gas and Natural Resources, Thompson & Knight Centennial Visiting Professor of Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Jack F. Maddox Professor of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law,

9 Edward McDermott Award for Individual Excellence in Teaching & Research, University of North Dakota, 1987 Chair of Resources Law, University of Calgary Faculty of Law, 1984 Research Fellow, Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1984 Order of the Coif, 1982 Sarkeys Energy Center, The University of Oklahoma, Member of Energy Center Academic Advisory Council, 1994-present; Energy Economics and Policy Management Board, 1995-present; Energy Institute of the Americas Steering Committee, 1995-present; Instructor, Law of the Sea Fellowship, 2005 Classes/Seminars: Agricultural Law; Commercial Law; Insurance Law; Legal Writing; Natural Resources Law & Economics; Oil & Gas Law; Oil & Gas Contracts & Tax; International Petroleum Transactions; Property; Real Estate Finance & Transactions; Water Law; Admiralty Law; Coal & Mining Law; Mineral Title Examination; Public Lands Professional Activities: State Bar of Oklahoma: Member, 1996-present Member of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Section Member, Oklahoma State Bar Committee on Uniform Laws State Bar of Texas: Member, 1990-present Member of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Section Member of Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section State Bar of North Dakota: Member, 1974-present Member of Mineral Title Examination Standards Committee ( ) Admitted to Practice, United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, United States District Court for North Dakota, North Dakota Supreme Court, Texas Supreme Court, Oklahoma Supreme Court American Bar Association, Member, 1974-present Member, Section on Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law International Bar Association, Member 2003-present Member, Energy Law Section Energy Bar Association, Member, 2006-present Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (formerly Eastern Mineral Law Foundation) Trustee, present (former Executive Committee Member) Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Trustee, and 1994 present (Former Treasurer and Executive Committee Member) Member of Faculty for domestic onshore Oil and Gas Law Short Course, 1982-present The Center for American and International Law (formerly Southwestern Legal Foundation): Oil and Gas Advisory Board Member, 2000-present National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws: Commissioner, 1981-present Elected to Life Membership

10 Member of Several Drafting Committees during this time frame, including two acts relating to mineral development Member, Task Force on Oil and Gas Security Interests and U.C.C. Article IX, American Bar Association, American Law Institute and National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, American Law Institute: Member, 2010-present American Association of Law Schools: Member, 1979-present Natural Resources Law Section Founding Member, Chair 1996, and Executive Committee Member, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, 1978-present Oklahoma Representative to Legal Committee, 1992-present North Dakota Representative to Legal Committee, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators: Member, present Board Member, (2007-present) Vice President, Model Contracts ( ) Form & Style Editor, Model Contracts, Association of International Petroleum Negoitators (2005-present) Member of Faculty of International Oil and Gas Law Short Course, (2001- present) Editor in Chief and Member, Drafting Committee on Model Well Service Contract; Model Seismic Acquisition Contract; and Master Services Agreement Chair and Editor, Drafting Committee on Model Contract Drafting Manual. Co-Chair, Model Contracts Template Member, Drafting Committee on Model Unit Agreement Sponsor-Advisor, OU AIPN Student Club International Association of Drilling Contractors Associate Member 1990 present (intermittent) International Human Resources Development Corporation: Member of Faculty for Certification in Petroleum Management and Economics, Lecturer for Professor Krishan Malik s Programs on International Petroleum Commerce, Law, and Economics, Oklahoma City Mineral Lawyers: Honorary Member, present Board Member ; President, Oklahoma City Economics Club, Member, 2009-present Member of Study Committee on Oil and Gas Adjudicative Process, Oklahoma Corporation (Oil and Gas Conservation) Commission, 1994 Advisor, Model State Water Code Task Force, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chair, North Dakota Judicial Nominating Committee, Honorary Member, Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation, 1984 Member, National Association of Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Administrators,

11 Member, Western States Land Commissioners Association Legal Committee, Counsel, consultant, and expert witness in domestic and transnational oil and gas law, water rights, and submerged lands titles. Clients have included the governments of the United States, Alaska, California, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; numerous independent and major oil and gas companies; drilling contractors; and land, mineral, and royalty owners 11

12 Education: J.D. (with distinction), The University of North Dakota, 1974 Member of Board of Editors, North Dakota Law Review B.A., The University of North Dakota,