Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Sun-Key Oil Co. v. Cannon, No. 11-07-00025-CV, 2009 WL 626071 (Tex. App.— Eastland Mar. 12, 2009, no pet.) (mem. op.), suggested that a lease which has terminated due to […]
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Production Company v. Red Deer Resources, LLC held that a top lessee’s judgment terminating the base lease could be superseded on appeal by posting a $25,000.00 bond. […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Roberts, 2000 Tex. App. LEXIS 5974 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2000, n.p.h) construes a provision of an oil and gas lease which permits the lessor […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Wagner & Brown, Ltd. v. Sheppard, 282 S.W.3d 419 (Tex. 2008) (Termination of producing wellsite lease in a pooled unit), holds that (1) lands pooled under a lease pooling […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Exxon Corp. v. Miesch held that false statements made during lease renegotiations may support a cause of action for fraud or for negligent misrepresentation. This case involved failed attempts […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. In Hitzelberger v. Samedan Oil Corp. 948 S.W.2d 497 (Tex. App. – Waco 1997, writ denied, motion for rehearing pending), the court finds that an oil and gas lease […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Energytec, Inc. Facts: TRC approves well plugging procedure. 3/08 TRC Shut-in Order #1 for plugging procedure. 12/17/08 TRC notice of production imbalances. 1/16/09 TRC Shut-in Order #2 for production imbalances. 1/20/09 Shut-in […]
