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117 Energen Resources MAQ, Inc. v. Dalbosco

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Energen Resources MAQ, Inc. v. Dalbosco, 2000 Tex. App. LEXIS 4039 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.]), is an interesting case that relies upon custom and usage in the oil and gas […] More...

119 Abraxas Petroleum Corp. v. Hornburg

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Abraxas Petroleum Corp. v. John H. Hornburg, 2000 Tex. App. Lexis 1748 (Tex. App. —El Paso 2000, no pet. h.) construes the provisions of a joint operating agreement regarding appointment […] More...

142 Cone v. Fagadau Energy Corp.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Cone v. Fagadau Energy Corp.1 is a lengthy opinion construing and applying the A.A.P.L. Form 610-1982 Model Form Operating Agreement (“JOA”) in a dispute between the operator Fagadau Energy […] More...

158 XCO Production Company v. Jamison

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. XCO Production Company v. Jamison, _____ S.W.3d ____, 2005 WL 1242289 (Tex. App.—Hous. [14 Dist.] 2005, no pet.), holds that the two-year contractual limitations period contained in a joint […] More...

163 Valence Operating Company v. Dorsett

Richard F. Brown Valence Operating Company v. Dorsett, 164 S.W.3d 656 (Tex. 2005), construes the notice and non-consent provisions applicable to subsequent operations under the A.A.P.L. Form 610–1977 Model Form Operating Agreement (“JOA”), as primarily determined by the notice provision found in Article VI.B.(1) of the JOA. The key holding in the case is […] More...

184 Navasota Res., L.P. v. First Source Tex.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Navasota Resources, L.P. v. First Source Texas, Inc., 249 S.W. 3d 526 (Tex. App.–Waco 2008, pet. filed), construes the preferential right to purchase provision in the 1989 M.F.O.A. as […] More...

286 XTO Energy Inc. v. Smith Prod. 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. XTO Energy Inc. v. Smith Production Inc., 282 S.W.3d 672 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2009, pet. granted), holds that a non-consent election under a 1982 A.A.P.L. form JOA as […] More...

128 North Central Oil Corp. v. Louisiana Land and Exploration 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. North Central Oil Corporation v. The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company, 22 S.W.3d 572 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] pet. filed), construes an area of mutual interest agreement within a […] More...

181 EOG Res., Inc. v. Killam Oil 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. EOG Resources, Inc. v. Killam Oil Co., LTD., 239 S.W.3d 293 (Tex. App.—San Antonio August 8, 2007, pet. denied), holds that the individual loss provision of a joint operating agreement […] More...

495 Capitol Wireless, LP v. XTO 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. Capitol Wireless, LP v. XTO Energy, Inc. held that a Participation Agreement (“PA”) was an enforceable contract to drill a test well, notwithstanding that the parties failed to include a Joint Operating […] More...