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Episode 39: The Colocation Loophole with Brendan O'Donnell
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- The Real Deal Landman Show
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- Apr 30, 2026
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Summary
This episode of The Real Deal Landman Show kicks off with Drew Hopkins talking about his experiences at MLB Spring Training. (He didn't make any of the teams.) It goes on to introduce Brendan O'Donnell of the Pittsburgh-based Houston Harbaugh law firm and feature a discussion on oil and gas law, data centers, and lease agreements. Brendan has the opportunity to provide legal representation for landowners in oil and gas matters. He is experienced with complicated title and royalty issues, and he has recently introduced an interesting concept about a loophole that might exist in co-locating data center development with oil and gas operations. Read "The Colocation Loophole" as part of "The Oil and Gas Addendum" blog on the Houston Harbaugh website at hh-law.com . Find and connect with Brendan on LinkedIn. As a reminder, this episode in no way constitutes as legal advice. Takeaways Oil and gas law Data centers and oil and gas operations Lease agreements and royalty clauses Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Real Deal Landman Show 05:36 Recording Across Three Time Zones 10:48 Title Issues and Historical Oil and Gas Law in Pennsylvania 19:13 The Co-Location Loophole and Data Centers Impact on Oil and Gas Operations 26:43 Potential Litigation and Future Implications of Oil and Gas Law 37:55 Negotiating Oil and Gas Leases and Preventing Legal Issues