DBA Luncheon Dallas, Texas January, 2019

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1 Joseph R. Dancy, Distinguished Lecturer of Law & Economics Oil & Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Center The University of Oklahoma College of Law DBA Luncheon Dallas, Texas January, 2019

2 OU Permian Basin Expedition: Fasken Ranch & Santa Rita #1 Well

3 Quincy Smelter Expedition: Michigan Copper District Remote Sensing

4 Drone Law & Regulation Federal Regulation State Regulation Common Law

5 OU Law Drone Can fly to 20,000 feet, 55 MPH Cost roughly $2,000

6 Drone Operations Santa Rita #1 Well Fasken Ranch

7 Major Federal (FAA) Drone Rules Drone must weigh less than 55 pounds, including payload Keep within visual line-of-sight Cannot fly within 5 miles of an airport Fly at or below 400 feet Fly during daylight or civil twilight

8 Major Federal (FAA) Drone Rules Fly at or under 100 mph Yield right of way to manned aircraft Do not fly directly over people Do not fly from a moving vehicle unless in a sparsely populated area Operator cannot be intoxicated Need FAA license to operate if commercial application Restricted airspace areas

9 Restricted Areas

10 FAA License

11 3 OK ST 322 Oklahoma Law Bans unmanned aircraft over or close to critical infrastructure facility Limits on altitude flying over means flying lower than 400 ft critical infrastructure facility Includes: a natural gas distribution utility facility a petroleum or alumina refinery a natural gas compressor station a gas processing plant

12 3 OK ST Exceptions The federal government, the state or a political subdivision of the state; A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of the federal government, the state or a political subdivision of the state; A law enforcement agency; A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of a law enforcement agency; An owner or operator of the critical infrastructure facility; A person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of an owner or operator of the critical infrastructure facility; A person who has the prior written consent of the owner or operator of the critical infrastructure facility; The owner or occupant of the property on which the critical infrastructure facility is located or a person who has the prior written consent of the owner or occupant of that property; or An operator of an unmanned aircraft that is being used for a commercial purpose, if the operator is authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct operations over that airspace.

13 State Law - Texas A person commits an offense if the person uses an unmanned aircraft to capture an image of an individual or privately owned real property in this state with the intent to conduct surveillance on the individual or property captured in the image. Tex. Gov't Code Ann (West) Prohibition on flying over: Correctional Facilities (Class B/A Misdemeanor) Critical Infrastructure (Class B/A Misdemeanor) Sports Venues (Class B/A Misdemeanor)

14 Texas Law: Criminal and Civil Remedies Criminal Class C Misdemeanor for capturing imagery Class C Misdemeanor for possessing imagery Class B Misdemeanor for sharing imagery Civil Injunction Penalty: $5,000 per episode for images captured $10,000 per episode for images shared Actual Damages if malice Costs & Attorneys Fees

15 Potential Drone Uses: Property Inspections Surveying for Pipelines or Lease Pads Monitor Emissions Employee Compliance

16 Potential Drone Uses: Environmental Compliance Inspecting Pipelines and Equipment Preserving Historical Sites Rescue and Recovery Mcalester prison/devon

17 Drone shots with 360 Garmin camera Phantom 4 Pro Garmin VIRB 360

18 Property Inspections

19 Property Inspections Inspect slate roof: Restricted Area

20 Property Inspection: Fasken Ranch Water Recycling

21 Water is processed to remove oil film first, then sent to ponds Ponds are aerated or the pond will turn into a stinking cesspool

22 Battery life is an issue at remote sites

23 Fasken Ranch Operations: Remote Need drone operator and spotter Keep within line of sight Drone blends in with clouds, sky

24 Fasken Ranch Operations: Remote Duty to avoid manned aircraft Need drone operator and spotter Keep within line of sight Drone blends in with clouds, sky

25 Fasken Ranch Surface and minerals not severed

26 Oil & Water Storage Tanks 8 barrels of water per barrel of oil

27 Virtual Reality: Permian Basin Santa Rita #1 Discovery Well Reagan County, Texas Drone Photograph by University of Oklahoma College of Law Professor Kenton Brice

28 Educational Application: Virtual Reality

29 Nighttime Drone Operations Need FAA permission Drone lighted with strobe and other lights Extra crew to assist operation

30 Quincy Smelter Project

31 Quincy Smelter Thermal Imaging

32 Quincy Smelter Thermal Imaging

33 Quincy Smelter Digital Elevation Drainage Model

34 Isle Royal LiDAR Spiro Oklahoma Mound Copper Artifacts Sam Noble Museum 2018

35 Isle Royal LiDAR Mine sites and features

36 Isle Royal LiDAR Timber lined mine pit, ancient pit

37 1 st Broadcast: Water issues Natural gas market

38 Contact information Joseph R. Dancy, Executive Director Oil & Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Center Oilfield Drone Project: Prof. Kenton Brice, Dir. of Technology Innovation The University of Oklahoma College of Law (214)