Scott Taylor is the firm’s senior energy lawyer. Scott represents land owners in negotiations involving oil and gas leases, uranium mining leases, wind leases and easements, seismic permitting and option agreements, pipeline easements and conveyances involving mineral and wind rights.
He also represents oil and gas exploration and production companies, oil and gas marketers and pipeline companies, and independent geologists, geophysicists and engineers in transactions involving domestic and international oil and gas exploration joint ventures, oil and gas production sales and acquisitions, operating agreements, joint seismic acquisition agreements, oil and gas marketing agreements, consulting agreements and all aspects of negotiations with land and mineral owners.
In addition, Scott represents clients in regulatory matters involving oil and gas exploration and production activities.
EDUCATION
B.B.A., Texas A&M University, 1990
J.D., University of Houston, 1994 — Member, Phi Delta Phi
Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, since 2000
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
• Represented 30 sellers in a $130 million complex producing oil and gas asset sale.
• Represented buyer in $150 million tax planned, asset swap involving the acquisition of producing oil and gas assets.
• General counsel for a 300,000 acre mineral owner for oil and gas matters.
• Represented independent exploration company in establishing international operations in Latin America.
• Represented operators and non-operators in negotiation of more than 100 joint exploration agreements involving onshore and offshore properties, including drilling participation agreements, joint seismic acquisition agreements, and operating agreements.
• Represented landowner in favorable multi-million dollar title dispute settlement with the state government.
PROFESSIONAL
Certified Mediator
Member, Corpus Christi Association of Professional Landmen
Member, American Association of Professional Landmen
Member, Texas Land and Mineral Owners Association
COMMUNITY
Member, Grace UMC
PERSONAL
Scott is married and he and his wife, Mia, have two children. Scott lives in Corpus Christi.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://branscomblaw.com/lawyers/scott-taylor/
Location
- 802 North Carancahua Street, Suite 1900
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Languages
- English
Demographics
- Sex: Male
Education
- University of Houston , J.D., graduated 1994
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 00791772
Affiliations
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Board Certified, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law
Branscomb Law
12 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
Full Firm Profile
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 for work in:
- Energy Law
Awards:
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Energy
- Thompson Reuters’ Texas Super Lawyers 2015
Oil and Gas Asset Sale
Represented 30 sellers in a $130 million complex producing oil and gas asset sale.Tax Planned Asset Swap
Represented buyer in $150 million tax planned, asset swap involving the acquisition of producing oil and gas assets.Counsel for Mineral Owner
General counsel for a 300,000 acre mineral owner for oil and gas matters.Latin America Independent Exploration Company Representation
Represented independent exploration company in establishing international operations in Latin America.Onshore and Offshore Properties Agreements
Represented operators and non-operators in negotiation of more than 100 joint exploration agreements involving onshore and offshore properties, including drilling participation agreements, joint seismic acquisition agreements, and operating agreements.Multi Million Dollar Title Dispute Landowner Representation
Represented landowner in favorable multi-million dollar title dispute settlement with the state government.Your browser is not fully compatible with our automatic printer friendly formatting.
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