Dick Watt
4203 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX 77006
About Dick Watt
Practice Areas
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1972J.D.
- The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1969B.A.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Texas Bar Association
- Houston Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Articles
Published Works
- Author: Oil and Water – Do They Mix On the Surface? An Analysis and Critique of the Accommodation Doctrine and Coyote Lake Ranch, LLC v. The City of Lubbock. State Bar of Texas, Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section Report. Volume 41, Number 3. Spring 2017
- Author: Commentary on Jones v. Killingsworth by Dick Watt. Landmarks of a Century in Oil and Gas Law – Twenty Cases That Shaped Oil and Gas Jurisprudence, compiled by The Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2017
- Author/Speaker: Royalty Issues and Decisions State Bar of Texas 34th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Course, September 29-30, 2016
- Author/Panelists: Panel Discussion: Recent Developments Involving the Conflicting Rights of Mineral Owners and Surface Owners 42nd Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, April 15, 2016
- Author/Speaker: Mediating Oil and Gas Disputes in Texas for the State Bar of Texas Oil and Gas Disputes 2015, January 8-9, 2015
- Author/Speaker: Flashpoints in Joint Operating Agreements, Institute for Energy Law, The Center for American and International Law, 9th Annual Energy Litigation Conference, October 12, 2010
- Co-Author: The Legal Principles Affecting Contractual Liabilities When Oil & Gas Properties Are Assigned, 20th Annual Energy Law Institute, South Texas College of Law, November 8, 2007
- Author/Speaker: Beyond the Standard Lease Form Selected Oil & Gas Lease Issues for the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, November 4-5, 2004
- Co-Author/Speaker: Royalty Litigation in 2004 An Update and a Look Ahead for the University of Texas School of Law Civil Litigation Conference, October 28-29, 2004
- Co-Author: A Litigation Perspective: Selected Thoughts on the Express Negligence Doctrine, Exculpatory Clauses, and Indemnity in Joint Operating Agreements. State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section Report. Volume 26, Number 1. September 2001
- Author/Speaker: Application of Discovery Rule In Oil and Gas Litigation: 1995 Update — The Plaintiffs’ Perspective for State Bar of Texas, Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, September 21, 1995
- Co-Author/Speaker: Drainage From A to Z for State Bar of Texas, 12th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, October 6-7, 1994
- Author/Speaker: Judicial Process for Evaluating Producing and Non-Producing Oil and Gas Properties for the Austin Geological Society and Travis County Bar Association and endorsed by the State Bar of Texas, Environmental Law Section, October 8, 1994
- Author/Speaker: Marketing and Implied Covenant Litigation for the State Bar of Texas, 11th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, October 14, 1993
- Author/Speaker: Application of Discovery Rule in Oil and Gas Litigation for the South Texas College of Law, 6th Annual Advanced Oil & Gas Institute, July 22, 1993
- Co-Author/Speaker: To Share or Not To Share - Royalty Obligations Arising Out of Take-or-Pay or Similar Gas Contract Litigation for the Southwestern Legal Foundation 42nd Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Law and Taxation, February 21, 1991
- Author/Speaker: Sun v. Jackson: An Analysis of a Lessee’s Obligations In Texas Under the Implied Covenant of Reasonable Development in 1990 for Houston Bar Association, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, April 24, 1990
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Business Law, Contracts, Litigation
- 29 years of experienceAlternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate, Intellectual Property
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Toxic Mold, Environment, Appellate, Securities
Nearby Lawyers
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- 2.2 miles away
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