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. 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. Chambers v. San Augustine County Appraisal Dist. Chambers v. San Augustine Cnty. Appraisal Dist., 514 S.W.3d 420 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2017, no. pet.) (Pooling as a cross-conveyance), held that oil and gas […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Albert v. Dunlap Exploration, Inc. held that a horizontal Pugh clause in a lease did not apply to gas wells drilled on a pooled unit pooled as to all depths and […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hooks v. Samson Lone Star, Limited Partnership held that although reasonable diligence should lead to discovery of information in the records of the Texas Railroad Commission (“TRC”), fraudulent filings in 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. Ohrt v. Union Gas Corp., 398 S.W.3d 315 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2012, pet. denied) held that a lessor was precluded from recovering the undiluted royalties accruing to lessor prior […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Grace Petroleum Corp. v. Williamson,, S.W.2d(No. 12-93-00101-CV, Tex. App. Tyler, May 12, 1995) considered whether a breach of the lease covenants to prevent drainage and to reasonably develop would support […]
