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500 Thompson & Knight LLP v. Patriot Exploration, 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. Thompson & Knight LLP v. Patriot Exploration, LLC held that expert testimony on the effect of declining gas prices on the price a buyer would pay was insufficient to […] More...

465 Eagle Oil & Gas Co. v. TRO-X, 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. Eagle Oil & Gas Co. v. TRO-X, L.P. construed a joint development agreement and the obligation “to consult” prior to sales of interests to third parties. Eagle Oil & […] More...

459 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Williams Alaska Petroleum, 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. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc., 737 F.3d 966 (5th Cir. 2013) held that course of performance by the parties was part of a contract for the […] More...

435 El Paso Field Services, L.P. v. MasTec North America, 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. El Paso Field Services, L.P. v. MasTec North America, Inc., 389 S.W.3d 802 (Tex. 2012, held that provisions in a pipeline construction contract allocating the risk of undiscovered foreign […] More...

064 Southwestern Gas Pipeline, Inc. v. Scaling

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of some significance to you. Southwestern Gas Pipeline, Inc. v. Scaling, 870 s.W.2d 180 (Tex. App.–Fort Worth 1994, writ den.), considers the meaning of an “unprofitability” clause in a gas contract. Under the […] More...

076 Heritage Resources, Inc. v. Nations Bank

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Heritage Resources, Inc. v. Nationsbank, 895, S.W.2d 833 (Tex. App.–El Paso 1995, writ requested) is a division order case holding that royalty owners were not bound by division orders […] More...

079 Lenape Resources Corp. v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.,

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Lenape Resources Corp. v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 39 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 496 (April 18, 1996) considers whether “85% of Seller’s delivery capacity” is a term sufficiently definite […] More...

096 Northern Natural Gas Company v. Conoco, 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. Northern Natural Gas Company v. Conoco, Inc., 939 S.W.2d 676 (Tex. App. – El Paso 1996, writ granted), construes a natural gas transportation and processing agreement as to the […] More...

115 Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Conoco, 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. Northern Natural Gas Company v. Conoco, Inc., 986 S.W.2d 603 (Tex. 1998), construes a natural gas transportation and processing agreement as to the intent behind the dedication of reserves […] More...

155 McMillan v. Dooley

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. The case of McMillan v. Dooley, 144 S.W.3d 159 (Tex. App.–Eastland 2004, pet. filed), deals with a common problem associated with the exercise of a preferential right to purchase […] More...