11th Law of Shale Plays - Financing Alternatives: Volumetric Production Payment Basics and Bankruptcy Treatment


This session features a discussion of the volumetric production payment, including unique legal, real property, tax, and bankruptcy considerations. It also covers the advantages and disadvantages of the volumetric production payment structure versus other alternative financing structures for oil and gas assets (such as overriding royalty interests, royalty trusts, and wellbore securitizations), and common risk factors for producers and counterparties.