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. Koopmann 547 S.W.3d 858 (Tex. 2018) (Rule against perpetuities) held that the rule against perpetuities is generally not applicable in oil and gas conveyances, if the termination of […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Fort Worth 4th Street Partners, L.P. v. Chesapeake Energy Corp., 882 F.3d 574 (5th Cir. 2018) held that the surface use damages payment provision in a Surface Use Agreement was a […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Martin v. Newfield Expl. Co., No. 13-17-00104-CV, 2018 WL 1633574 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Apr. 5, 2018, pet. filed) (mem. op.) held that an offset well clause in a lease was not […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Leavitt v. Ballard Expl. Co., Inc., 540 S.W.3d 164 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017, no pet.) held that a dispute between royalty owners was a title dispute and that lessee could […]
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. Goodwin, No. 12-16-00068-CV, 2017 WL 4675136 (Tex. App.—Tyler Oct. 18, 2017, pet. denied), held that there is no depth limitation on a cause of action for a […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Chieftain Expl. Co. v. Gastar Expl. Inc., No. 10-15-00037-CV, 2017 WL 3860357 (Tex. App.—Waco Aug. 30, 2017, no pet. h.), rule 53.7(f) motion granted (Dec. 20, 2017) (mem. op.) held that […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Apache Deepwater, LLC v. Double Eagle Development, LLC, No. 08-16-00038-CV, 2017 WL 3614298 (Tex. App.—El Paso Aug. 23, 2017, pet. filed) construed a retained acreage clause to operate as of the […]
