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Monday, August 31st, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion.  You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Wiggins v. Cade, 313 S.W.3d 468 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2010, pet. denied), held that a mineral conveyance satisfies the statute of frauds if parol testimony can connect some data in the […]

Monday, August 31st, 2015
CASE NOTE Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Masgas v. Anderson, 310 S.W.3d 567 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2010, pet. denied) held that a conveyance of all of grantor’s interest in the leases described in Exhibit “A” to the […]

Monday, August 31st, 2015
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 Co. v. Dahlberg , No. C-10-285, slip op. (S.D. Tex. Feb. 22, 2011), held that a reference to the “Villarreal #1” in a Participation Letter was an adequate legal description […]

Monday, August 31st, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Long v. RIM Operating, Inc. held a blackout provision in a JOA to be enforceable. Article VI.B.2. of the 1982 American Association of Petroleum Landmen Model Form Operating Agreement 610-1982 […]

Monday, August 31st, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.   Hernandez v. El Paso Production Co., No. 13-09-184-CV, 2011 WL 1442991 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Apr. 14, 2011, no pet.) (mem. op.) held that grantors appearing to convey a one-sixteenth […]

Monday, August 31st, 2015
CASE NOTE Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.   Walker v. Campuzano Enterprises, Ltd., No. 02-10-00061-CV, 2011 WL 945167 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Mar. 17, 2011, no pet.) (mem.op.) applied the Duhig Rule to hold that a […]