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525 Cresson SWD Services, L.P. v. Basic Energy Services, L.P.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Cresson SWD Services, L.P. v. Basic Energy Services, L.P. held that a jury can determine it is not a breach of an agreement to not complete the agreed upon […] More...

560 Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Hyder

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Hyder held that an overriding royalty was free of all post-production costs. The Hyder family leased 948 mineral acres in the Barnett Shale under a lease […] More...

549 Biltex Enterprises, Inc v. Myers

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Biltex Enterprises, Inc v. Myers held that a suit for lease termination was a title dispute and that attorney’s fees are not recoverable in trespass to try title. The […] More...

547 Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. In an opinion delivered by Justice Breyer, Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. held (7-2) that the Natural Gas Act did not preempt state-law antitrust claims against natural gas traders […] More...

546 Prime Natural Resources, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, Syndicate Numbers 2020, 1084, 2001, 457, 510, 2791, 2987, 3000, 1221, 5000

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Prime Natural Resources, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, Syndicate Numbers 2020, 1084, 2001, 457, 510, 2791, 2987, 3000, 1221, 5000 held that an insurer’s obligation to cover […] More...

545 ConocoPhillips Company v. Noble Energy, Inc.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. ConocoPhillips Company v. Noble Energy, Inc. held that a mutual, reciprocal environmental indemnity was an executory contract assumable in bankruptcy. Under a 1994 Exchange Agreement, the parties exchanged leases subject […] More...

543 Aycock v. Vantage Fort Worth Energy, LLC

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Aycock v. Vantage Fort Worth Energy, LLC held that a recovery by unleased cotenants for payment of bonus after ratification of the lease must come from the lessor, not the […] More...

542 KCM Financial LLC v. Bradshaw

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. KCM Financial LLC v. Bradshaw examines the nature of the duty owed by the executive and the executive’s lessee to the non-executive in an oil and gas leasing transaction. […] More...

541 Griswold v. EOG Resources, Inc.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Griswold v. EOG Resources, Inc. held that a recital in a deed of an incorrect reason for an exception to the grant does not negate the exception. The parties […] More...

515 Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. v. Discovery Operating, Inc.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. v. Discovery Operating, Inc. held that a lease terminated as to all acreage not included in a proration unit plat filed with the Texas Railroad […] More...