This is a detailed and informed casebook examining all major aspects of law governing oil and gas including discussion on energy policy and the nature and protection of interests in oil and gas. Providing original text and explanatory materials, the book allows fast, easy and informed research. Section titles discuss: A Brief Introduction to the Scientific and Engineering Background of Oil and Gas Law; Energy Policy; The Nature and Protection of Interests in Oil and Gas; The Oil and Gas Lease - A Close Look at Its More Important Clauses; Covenants Implied in Oil and Gas Leases; Title and Conveyancing Problems Arising From Transfers by Fee Owners and Lessors; Transfers Subsequent to a Lease; Pooling and Unitization; and Public Lands.