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DIVISION ORDERS

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
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.  Exploracion De La Estrella v. Birdwell, 858 S.W.2d 549 (Tex. App.–Eastland 1993, no writ) construes the effect of executing division orders after a lease has terminated. The land owners […]

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Heritage Resources, Inc., v. Nationsbank – S.W. 2d –, 1996 WL 200362 (April 25, 1996, motion for rehearing pending) is a very recent Texas Supreme Court opinion in a division […]

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
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 […]

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
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 […]

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
Richard F. Brown  Cartwright v. Cologne Prod. Co., 182 S.W.3d 438 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006, pet. denied), holds that post-production costs are deductible proportionately from the royalty interest under the lease and division order in question. The lessee, Cologne, ran the gas produced from the lease through gathering lines, treatment facilities and compressors, all located […]

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Chesapeake Operating, Inc. v. Denson, 201 S.W.3d 369 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2006, pet. denied) construes a lease amendment affecting leases previously owned by Texoma Natural Gas Company. Texoma acquired division orders […]

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
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 […]