Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Reeder v. Wood County Energy, L.L.C., 320 S.W.3d 433 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2010, reversed); Reeder v. Wood County Energy, LLC, 395 S.W.3d 789 (Tex. 2012), held that the gross negligence […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Williams v. Baker Exploration Co., 767 S.W.2d 193 (Tex. App.–Waco 1989, writ den. 9/6/89) is another division order case which appears to limit the protection accorded to the lessee by […]
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 […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Springer Ranch, Ltd. v. Jones, 421 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2013, no pet.) held that royalties from present and future horizontal wells must be allocated based on the […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Cmty. Bank of Raymore v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., 416 S.W.3d 750 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2013, no pet.) construes the operation and relationship of the habendum clause, continuous development clause, […]
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. Parten v. Cannon, 829 S.W.2d 327 (Tex. App.–Waco 1992, writ den.), concerns the effect of the failure of the lessee to file a designation of producing unit at the […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Freeman v. Samedan Oil Corporation, 2000 WL 33279603 (Tex. App.–Tyler 2001, no pet.), holds that a common lease pooling clause may not be extended or construed to include the […]