| name | gas-gathering-agreement |
| title | Gas Gathering Agreement |
| description | Drafts a Gas Gathering Agreement for receipt, compression, dehydration, and transportation of natural gas from wellhead to delivery point. Enforces FERC compliance, AAPL form alignment, API/GPA measurement standards, and midstream risk allocation. Use when drafting or negotiating midstream gathering contracts, producer-gatherer agreements, dedicated acreage agreements, or gas transportation arrangements. |
| author | CaseMark |
| author_url | https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/gas-gathering-agreement |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | energy |
| language | en |
| tags | ["agreement","drafting","transactional"] |
Gas Gathering Agreement
Drafts a producer-gatherer agreement governing gathering services from receipt point to delivery point, with FERC compliance, industry-standard measurement, and mutual risk allocation.
Prerequisites
- Party information — legal names, state of formation, FERC designations or operator numbers
- Well/acreage description — well locations, dedicated acreage boundaries, production data
- System description — gathering infrastructure scope (pipelines, compressors, meters, treating facilities)
- Commercial structure — fee type (per-MMBtu/Mcf, percentage-of-proceeds, or hybrid), initial rate, escalation
- Regulatory posture — jurisdiction (state PUC, FERC-jurisdictional or non-jurisdictional), environmental permits
- Desired term — initial term, renewal structure, conditions precedent
If any prerequisite is missing, pause and ask — do not assume.
Output Structure
1. Parties & Recitals
- Full party identification with organizational capacity and regulatory IDs
- Recitals: producer's gas ownership, gatherer's system ownership, regulatory framework, compliance intent
2. Definitions
| Term | Content |
|---|
| Gas / Natural Gas | Quality specs, composition, heating value, contaminant limits |
| Gathering System | Pipelines, compressors, meters, dehydration/treating facilities |
| Point of Receipt / Delivery | Custody and risk transfer locations |
| Gathering Services | Scope: gather, compress, dehydrate, treat, transport |
| Dedicated Acreage | Geographic scope with metes-and-bounds or plat reference |
| Volume/Measurement | API MPMS or GPA standards [VERIFY current edition]; pressure base, temperature correction, Btu specs |
3. Grant of Rights & Services
- Exclusive vs. non-exclusive dedication within contract area
- Gatherer rights: construct, operate, maintain facilities; easements/ROW
- Producer obligations: deliver conforming gas; scheduling and nomination protocols
- Gatherer obligations: accept and transport subject to capacity and quality specs
- MVC, take-or-pay, or ship-or-pay terms if applicable
4. Rates, Fees & Payment
