Williams & Meyers, Manual of Oil and Gas Terms

Patrick H. Martin is Campanile Professor of Mineral Law, Emeritus, at Louisiana State University Law Center. Professor Martin taught at the LSU Law Center from 1977 to 2011, including courses in Jurisprudence, Contracts, and Mineral Law. From 1982 to 1984, he served as the Commissioner of Conservation for the State of Louisiana. Prior to joining the faculty at LSU, Professor Martin taught at the University of Tulsa Law School. Before entering teaching, he was a staff attorney with Gulf Oil Corporation in New Orleans. Professor Martin holds the B.A., M.A., and Ph. D. degrees from Louisiana State University and the J. D. degree from the Duke University Law School. Professor Martin has served as an arbitrator, mediator, and consultant in the oil and gas industry.

Professor Bruce M. Kramer, B.A., J.D., LL.M., has been teaching at the Texas Tech University School of Law since 1974. He was named Maddox Professor of Law in 1992. He is the co-author of a four-volume treatise entitled The Law of Pooling and Unitization. Since 1996 he is the co-author of Williams & Meyers – Oil and Gas Law. He is also the co-author of International Petroleum Transactions, 2nd Edition and Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law, 7th Edition. He has authored over 40 law review articles and has presented papers at over 75 continuing legal education programs. He has served as a member of the Council of the Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. He was a member and chair of the Exam Committee for the Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Specialization of the State Bar of Texas. He is an Editor and the Administrative Editor of the Oil and Gas Reporter. He is a trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, the Center for American and International Law and the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation.