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136 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Thompson

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. Thompson, 2002 WL 1432330 (Tex. 2002), holds that a well capable of production will sustain the lease without additional drilling or reworking operations, even if actual […] More...

145 Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America v. Pool

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 Texas Supreme Court issued a very important opinion in Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Pool.1 After a lease termination by cessation of production, a lessee can reacquire […] More...

152 Grinnell v. Munson

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 the case of Grinnell v. Munson1, the court considers the evidence required to show lease termination when the habendum clause provides that the term is for so long as […] More...

353 Parker v. MSB Energy, Inc. (In re MSB 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. Parker v. MSB Energy, Inc. (In re MSB Energy, Inc.), 438 B.R. 571 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2010), held that because there was no “available pipeline” for the lessee to transport […] More...

009 Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp. v. Dixon

CASE OF THE MONTH Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the cases may be of significance to you. In Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp. v. Dixon, 737 S.W.2d 96 (Tex. App.–Eastland 1987, no writ), the court upheld the right of the lessee to make […] More...

178 Stephens v. Finley Res., 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. Stephens v. Finley Res., Inc., No. 07-05-0023-CV, 2006 WL 768877 (Tex. App.— Amarillo March 27, 2006, no pet.), holds that a saltwater disposal agreement granting lessee authority to dispose of […] More...

017 Thomas v. Thomas

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Thomas v. Thomas, 767 S.W.2d 507 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1989, no writ), involved a dispute over the proper interpretation of a “free gas to lessor” clause contained in a 1938 […] More...

386 Allegiance Hillview, L.P. v. Range Tex. Prod., 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. Allegiance Hillview, L.P. v. Range Texas Production, LLC, 347 S.W.3d 855 (Tex App.—Fort Worth. 2011, no pet.) held that a city’s failure to issue a drilling permit was an […] More...

316 Wickford, Inc. v. Energytec, Inc. (In re Energytec, 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. Energytec, Inc. Facts: TRC approves well plugging procedure. 3/08 TRC Shut-in Order #1 for plugging procedure. 12/17/08 TRC notice of production imbalances. 1/16/09 TRC Shut-in Order #2 for production imbalances. […] More...

065 Hydrocarbon Mgt., Inc. v. Tracker Exploration, 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. Hydrocarbon Mgt. v. Tracker Exploration, 861 S.W.2d 427 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1993 no writ) analyzes whether three savings clauses in a lease are sufficient to preserve the lease on a […] More...