Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Samson Expl., LLC v. T. S. Reed Props., Inc., 521 S.W.3d 766 (Tex. 2017) held that an operator who formed two overlapping pooled units was obligated to pay royalties to all […]

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Aycock v. Vantage Fort Worth Energy, LLC held that a recovery by unleased cotenants for payment of bonus after ratification of the lease must come from the lessor, not the lessee. […]

Richard F. Brown   Horizon Resources, Inc. v. Putnam, 976 S.W.2d 268 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1998, n.w.h.) determines whether an overriding royalty payable to the Lessor and included in an attached addendum to a printed lease form is subject to the proportionate reduction clause found in the printed lease form. In the Putnam case, the […]