jbyrom@swenergylaw.com
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Phone: 210-998-4200
Mobile: 469-387-5779
Fax: 210-998-4201
IBC Highway 281 North Centre Building
12400 San Pedro Avenue, Suite 300
San Antonio, TX 78216
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2014
- Texas Tech University, M.B.A., 2014
- Texas Christian University, B.B.A., cum laude, 2011
Admissions
- Texas, 2014
John M. Byrom
John M. Byrom assists clients in energy, real property, and commercial transactional matters with an emphasis in the upstream oil and gas sector and title examination, including rendering original, supplemental, division order, and acquisition title opinions. He has worked in private practice for over ten years and has advised clients on mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law, Member
- State Bar of Texas Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law, Member
- Institute for Energy Law, Member
- 4th Leadership Class, 2021 – 2022
- The Energy Dispatch Publication Committee, 2021 – 2023
- Young Energy Professional Programming Committee, 2022 – 2023
- Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2021 – 2023
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
- Selected for inclusion in the Institute for Energy Law’s 4th Leadership Class, 2021
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
- 03.01.24: Liquid Assets: Cactus Water v. COG Navigates the Legal Right to Produced Water, Houston Association of Professional Landmen, Newsletter, John M. Byrom, Author
- 04.01.23: Salt of The Earth: Ownership of Salt Cavern Pore Space Still Lies with the Surface Owner in Texas, Institute for Energy Law, The Energy Dispatch, John M. Byrom, Author
- 06.01.22: Young Energy Professional Highlight: Matt Sherwood, Institute for Energy Law, The Energy Dispatch, John M. Byrom, Author and Interviewer
- 10.01.21: In BPX Operating, the Texas Supreme Court Ruled that Cashing Royalty Checks did not Ratify a Unit, but the Court was Unable to Address Commingling Issues, Institute for Energy Law, The Energy Dispatch, John M. Byrom, Author
- 06.01.21: New Texas Accommodation Doctrine Case Deals with Solar Energy Developer: Lyle v. Midway Solar, Institute for Energy Law, The Energy Dispatch, John M. Byrom, Author
- 11.19.20: Conflicting Surface Use and the Accommodation Doctrine, Texas Panhandle Paralegal Association, John M. Byrom, Speaker
- 09.17.20: Primer on Texas Oil and Gas Law: Leasing, Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas, Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, John M. Byrom, Co-Speaker
- 02.28.20: Recent Oil and Gas Cases and Their Significance, Digital Blackacre, 3rd Annual Oil and Gas Conference, John M. Byrom, Co-Speaker
- 11.15.18 Primer on Texas Oil and Gas Law: Leasing, Texas Panhandle Paralegal Association, John M. Byrom, Co-Speaker
- 09.19.18: Texas Oil and Gas Case Law Update, Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association, 89th Annual Meeting and Convention, John M. Byrom, Co-Speaker
TITLE EXAMINATION, DUE DILIGENCE, AND COUNSELING
- Renders original, supplemental, division order, and acquisition title opinions
- Conducts due diligence in connection with acquisition of oil and gas leases, including asserting and resolving title defect issues and prepares curative instruments
- Prepares limited title reports focusing on specific assets or interests to be acquired, including for the acquisition of leases by oil and gas producers and for renewable energy project development
- Analyzes lease provisions on behalf of lessors, mineral owners, and surface owners
- Prepares title instruments affecting ownership, including drafting and negotiating conveyancing instruments, surface and mineral leases, partitions, easements, surface use agreements, stipulations of interest, and affidavits of heirship
- Counsels clients on surface, mineral, and royalty ownership disputes and issues