We’re in favor of developing oil and gas resources.  However, not everyone is.  If you don’t ever want your oil and gas developed, then here’s a new method that could work.

Essentially, it takes advantage of the ability to create conservation easements by creating a conservation easement for the formation (or all the formations) that have oil and gas in it (them).

Conservation easements have been around for a while, and they work.  Mineral estate conservation easements, as the creator has dubbed them, may or may not work.  I don’t see why they wouldn’t, and it certainly couldn’t hurt.  If you want to give it a try, call your friendly neighborhood oil and gas attorney to discuss it.