Schremmer shows how the machinations of wildcatters, scholars, and courts have shaped oil and gas lawa discipline as fugacious as its object. In a succinct book volume suited to students and practitioners alike, he traces its subtleties and contingencies through common law foundations in property, contract, and tort, revealing a distinct field all its own. Schremmers gift for distillation marks him as the Howard Williams of our age. -- Tara Righetti, University of Wyoming, USA Professor Schremmer has written an excellent, concise, and enjoyable introduction to United States oil and gas law. Anyone desirous of learning about the practice of oil and gas law in the United States will greatly benefit from reading and then keeping it as a useful reference book. Highly recommended! -- Owen L. Anderson, Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center and The University of Texas School of Law, USA
