Patrick S. Ottinger

Publications

• Ruminations on Mineral Code Articles 77–79: Can an Exception Really Swallow its Rule?
  86 LA. L. REV. (2026) · Louisiana Law Review · 2026
• Mail Matters: Posting in the “Oil Patch”
  12 LSU J. ENERGY L. & RESOURCES (2024) · LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources · 2024
• Don’t Blame Me, I Have Been Exculpated!! “Exculpatory Clauses” in Joint Operating Agreements
  84 LA. L. REV. (2023) · Louisiana Law Review · 2023
• Demystifying Louisiana Revised Statutes § 30:10
  83 LA. L. REV. (2023) · Louisiana Law Review · 2023
• “According to the Circumstances:” The Doctrine of Judicial Control as Applied to the Mineral Lease
  11 LSU J. ENERGY L. & RESOURCES (2023) · LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources · 2023
• Secured Interests in Louisiana Mineral Rights
  82 LA. L. REV. (2022) · Louisiana Law Review · 2022
• Maintaining “Two Sets of Books” in a Production in “Paying Quantities” Case: Nefarious or Necessary?
  9 LSU J. ENERGY L. & RESOURCES (2022) · LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources · 2022
• A Title Examiner’s Lament: Creation of an Imprescriptible Mineral Servitude in a Conventional Acquisition of Land by a Non-Governmental “Acquiring Authority”
  10 LSU J. ENERGY L. & RESOURCES (2022) · LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources · 2022
• All Good Things Must Come to an End: The Launch, Life, and Loss of a Mineral Servitude
  81 LA. L. REV. (2021) · Louisiana Law Review · 2021
• Permission Granted: The Requirement of Consent Under the Louisiana Mineral Code
  80 LA. L. REV. (2020) · Louisiana Law Review · 2020
• A Funny Thing Happened at the Wellhead: “Post-Production Costs” and Responsibility Therefor
  8 LSU J. ENERGY L. & RESOURCES (2020) · LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources · 2020

• Is There a Future for Wind Energy in the Bayou State? The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowin' In The Wind
  7 LSU J. ENERGY L. & RESOURCES (2019) · LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources · 2019
• Calculating The Lessor's Royalty Payment: Much More Than Mere Math
  6 LSU J. ENERGY L. & RESOURCES (2018) · LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources · 2018
• Closing the Deal in the Bayou State: The Purchase and Sale of Producing Oil and Gas Properties
  76 LA. L. REV. (2016) · Louisiana Law Review · 2016
• “Oil in the Family”: Obtaining the Requisite Consent to Conduct Operations on Co-owned Land or Mineral Servitudes
  73 LA. L. REV. (2013) · Louisiana Law Review · 2013
• From the Courts to the Code: The Origin and Development of the Law of Louisiana on Mineral Rights
  1 LSU J. ENERGY L. & RESOURCES (2012) · LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources · 2012

• Neither Fish nor Fowl: The Louisiana Law of Shut-In Gas Wells
  69 LA. L. REV. (2008) · Louisiana Law Review · 2008
• After the Lessee Walks Away: The Rights and Obligations of the Unleased Mineral Owner in a Producing Unit
  55 ANN. INST. MINERAL L. (2008) · Annual Institute on Mineral Law · 2008
• Production in "Paying Quantities" - A Fresh Look
  65 LA. L. REV. (2005) · Louisiana Law Review · 2005
• Principles of Contractual Interpretation
  60 LA. L. REV. (2000) · Louisiana Law Review · 2000

• Enforcement of Real Mortgages by Executory Process
  51 LA. L. REV. (1990) · Louisiana Law Review · 1990