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George A Snell III
George was born in Pampa, Gray County, Texas. He attended Baylor University and Baylor Law School graduating in 1972 with BA and JD degrees.
Since 1972, George has practiced law in Amarillo. He maintained a general practice, including litigation, until 1979. In1979, George joined an attorney who had been preparing title opinions for oil and gas purposes since 1966. George also limited his practice to the oil and gas and real property areas, focusing primarily on the preparation of title opinions for all purposes. George and his former partner, now deceased, have together prepared over 7,000 title opinions.
From 1985 to 1991, he was one of the team of speakers teaching AAPL's Certification Review course. He taught NADOA's Certification Review course from 1993 to 1996. George has spoken at many other industry seminars for landmen, division order analysts and bar associations. Many of his articles have been published in The Landman.
Since 1989, George has served on the Texas Bar's Title Standards Joint Editorial Board. The purpose of title standards is to summarize the law on a real property subject and provide practical solutions to common conveyancing problems. All real estate practitioners, including oil and gas practitioners, should be familiar with the title standards of any state where they conduct business.
While George is not a member of a firm in the traditional sense, George has put together a network of title lawyers in 16 states who work together for both business and writing purposes. All other 15 lawyers have written articles comparing the oil and gas law of their state to Texas, using the same format as in the prototype article written in 1989 which compares the oil and gas law of Oklahoma to Texas.
Areas of Practice
- Oil & Gas Title Opinions
- Natural Resources Law
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Published Works
- Significant Differences in Oil and Gas Principles between Producing States: From the Landman's Perspective - Texas and Oklahoma, Co-Author, The Landman, 11-12/89 and 1-2/90
- Title Examination Refresher, Review of Oil and Gas Law V, Oil, Gas and Mineral Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 1990
- Title Examination of Fee Lands (Constructive Notice Revisited), Mineral Title Examination III, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Denver, Colorado, 1992
- Probate Estates in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, 19th Annual NADOA Institute, Dallas, Texas, 1992
- A Comparative Review of Oil & Gas Law: Texas-Oklahoma-Arkansas, Natural Resources Law Institute, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1993
- Revenge Against the Title Nerds!, Review of Oil and Gas Law VIII, Energy Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 1993
- Due Diligence Title Review: The Problem Areas, Where to Look and How to Solve, Sixth Annual Dallas Energy Symposium, Dallas, Texas, 1994
- Suspense Issues that Affect the Division Order Analyst, 21st Annual NADOA Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 1994
- Non-Consenting Mineral Owners, 24th Annual NADOA Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1997
- Drafting Tips For Oil & Gas Leases and Conveyance, University of Texas 24th Annual Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, Houston, Texas, 1998
- State Royalty Payment Statute - State Check Stub Requirement Statutes, 2nd Annual National Oil & Gas Royalty Conference, Houston, Texas, 1998
- A Model Form Title Opinion Format - Is it Possible? Is it Practical?, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section Report, State Bar of Texas, Vol. 25, No. 2, December, 2000, 2000
- Basic Conveyancing Rules for Mineral Deeds and Assignments of Oil and Gas Leases, 19th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 2001
- Shut-In Gas Royalty - How to Avoid a Train Wreck, St. Mary's University School of Law Mineral/Royalty Owners & Producers Institute, Midland, Texas, 2002
- Constructive Notice (A Multi-state perspective), 20th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Institute, Dallas, Texas, 2002
- Pooling - From A to Horizontal, St. Mary's University School of Law, Mine Fields & Minerals Institute, Midland, Texas, 2003
- Accessing Local Records - Preparing the Chain of Title, Mineral Title Examination IV, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Denver, Colorado, 2007
- Legal Descriptions and Wellbore Assignments, Speaker, 25th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Institute, Houston, Texas, 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Association of Professional Landmen, Member
- Texas Panhandle Association of Professional Landmen, Member
- Oklahoma City Association of Professional Landmen, Member
- Tulsa Association of Professional Landmen, Member
- Fort Worth Association of Professional Landmen, Member
- Dallas Association of Professional Landmen, Member
- Denver Association of Professional Landmen, Member
- Permian Basin Association of Professional Landmen, Member
- Texas Bar Association, Member
- Oklahoma Bar Association, Member
- Amarillo Bar Association, Member
- Dallas Bar Association, Member
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- Austin Bar Association, Member
- Travis County Bar Association, Member
- National Association of Division Order Analysts (NADOA), Member
- Oklahoma City Chapter (CAPDOA), Member
- Tulsa Chapter (SADOA), Member
- State Bar of Texas Title Standards Joint Editorial Board, Member
- National Association of Scholars, Member
Snell Law Firm
Herring Bank Building
2201 Civic Circle, Suite 508
Amarillo, TX 79109
Phone: 806-553-1898
Toll Free: 888-495-7293
Fax: 806-355-3339
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