Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. XTO Energy Inc. v. Goodwin, No. 12-16-00068-CV, 2017 WL 4675136 (Tex. App.—Tyler Oct. 18, 2017, pet. denied), held that there is no depth limitation on a cause of action for 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. 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. 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. 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. In Judice v. Mewbourne Oil Co., 39 Tex. S. Ct. J. 533 (April 25, 1996) Mewbourne deducted a pro rata part of post-production compression costs from lessor’s royalty. The […]
