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Jeffrey R. Taylor

Senior Partner

jeff.taylor@learlaw.com - 801-538-5009

Jeff has broad experience analyzing documents affecting the allocation of costs and production for oil and gas development, with a focus on preparing precise title opinions.


Jeff helps clients assess title risks as they acquire and develop oil and gas properties in New Mexico and Texas.  He guides clients through challenging interpretational issues as they navigate the interface between legacy production and the evolving era of horizontal drilling.


Jeff possesses extensive experience examining title and performing due diligence reviews of private, fee, and state lands, and rendering drilling and division order title opinions.  Given the location of client activity, he is frequently asked to evaluate the impact of existing operating agreements within gross working interest units and beneficial working interest units, as well as state and federal exploratory unit agreements upon public lands.  He also advises clients upon the intricacies of modern fee leases prepared by sophisticated landowners, as well as unique issues raised by royalty deeds.

Practice Areas

Title Work

  • Drilling & Division Order Title Opinions

  • Acquisition Opinions

  • Financing Opinions

  • Supplemental Title Opinions

  • Curative Title Work

Transactional & Due Diligence

  • Purchase & Sale Agreements

  • Environmental Due Diligence

Acquisition & Divestiture

  • Due Diligence

  • Title

  • Contract Issues

  • Deal Structuring

    • Transfer of Title

    • Indemnification

    • Confidentiality

    • Lien Priority

  • Third-Party Consents and Waiver

    • Consents to Assign

    • Waiver of Preferential Purchase Rights

  • Curative Title Documents

Dispute Resolution/ Litigation

  • Surface & Title Disputes

  • Operational Disputes

  • Contract/JOA Disputes

  • Vendor & Subcontractor Disputes

  • Rights-of-Way Disputes

  • Lis Pendens

  • Quiet Title Actions

  • Interior Board of Land Appeals Actions

Natural Resources

  • Acquisitions of Mineral Interests on Federal, State & Private Lands

  • Due Diligence

  • Transactions

  • Public Leasing & Permitting

  • Mineral Development

  • Surface Use & Conservation Easements

  • Water Law

Admissions

  • State Bar Admissions

    • Utah, New Mexico, Texas

  • Court Admissions

    • Jeff is admitted to practice before the Utah, New Mexico, and Texas Courts, as well as the United States District Court for the District of Utah

Professional & Civic Organizations

  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

  • Utah Association of Professional Landmen

Education

  • University of Utah (J.D., 2006)

  • Brigham Young University (B.S., 2002) (Wildlife and Range Resources)

Recognitions

  • Jeffrey R. Taylor and David B. Hubbell, “Snapshot” vs. “Rolling” Analysis in Retained Acreage Clauses, Tulsa Oklahoma Lunch and Lear (February 2020)

  • Jeffrey R. Taylor and Stephanie Barber-Renteria, Probate and Other Related Issues in New Mexico and Texas, PBDOA Spring Seminar, Permian Basin Division Order Analysts, Midland, Texas (March 2015)

  • Jeffrey R. Taylor and Stephanie Barber-Renteria, Capacity Issues Affecting Title Transfers and other Considerations in Texas and New Mexico, PBDOA Spring Seminar, Permian Basin Division Order Analysts, Midland, Texas (March 2015)

Publications

  • Jeffrey R. Taylor and Liana E. Jones, Practical Aspects of Examining Title, Preparing Worksheets, Chains of Title, and Document Interpretation, 2019 No. 4 RMMLF-Inst 3

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