Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. BP America Production Co. v. Red Deer Resources, LLC, 526 S.W.3d 389 (Tex. 2017), held that the critical date for determining whether a well was capable of producing in paying quantities […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. BP America Production Company v. Laddex, Ltd., 513 S.W.3d 476 (Tex. 2017), held that the trial court erred in submitting a jury charge question that limited the jury’s consideration to 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. PNP Petroleum I, LP v. Taylor held that a well did not have to be capable of producing for a shut-in royalty payment to preserve the lease. In June […]
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. Evans v. Gulf Oil Corp., No. 13-91-008-CV (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi, May 28, 1992, n.w.h.), provides an excellent summary of Texas law relating to determinations of production in paying […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Atkinson Gas Co. v. Albrecht, 878 S.W.2d 236 (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi 1994 writ den.) Involves a lease that terminated for failure to produce in paying quantities and the lessee’s refusal […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Tana Oil and Gas Corp. v. Cernosek, 188 S.W.3d 354 (Tex. App.—Austin 2006, pet. denied), is a class action royalty accounting case on processed gas brought by lessors against their […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. AFE Oil and Gas, L.L.C. v. Armentrout, No. 2-07-100-CV, 2008 WL 623980 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth March 6, 2008, pet. denied) (Memorandum opinion), holds that a Barnett Shale gas well that […]
