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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 significance to you.   Ohrt v. Union Gas Corp., 398 S.W.3d 315 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2012, pet. denied) held that a lessor was precluded from recovering the undiluted royalties accruing to lessor prior […]

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
CASE OF THE MONTH Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Cabot Corporation v. Brown, S.W.2d , 31 Tex. S. Ct. J. 116 (Text Dec. 9, 1987). Brown, as lessor and royalty owner, sued Cabot, as lessee and […]

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.  Williams v. Baker Exploration Co., 767 S.W.2d 193 (Tex. App.–Waco 1989, writ den. 9/6/89) is another division order case which appears to limit the protection accorded to the lessee by […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 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.   Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. v. Finkelstein 933 S.W.2d 591, 1996 WL 40010 (Tex. A.P.—San Antonio, August 14, 1996,      ) addressed the right of an overriding royalty owner to share […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 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.  Dorchester Gas Producing Company v. The Harlow Corporation, S.W.2d (Tex. App.– Amarillo, No. 0 7-86-0024-CV, July 23, 1987). Dorchester owned the “gas and gas rights” under a section of land […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
CASE OF THE MONTH Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Amarillo Oil Company v. Energy-Agri Products. Inc., 32 Tex. S. Ct. J. 252 (Text No. C- 6649, March 8, 1989), is an extremely important case for […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 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.  Amarillo Oil Company v. Energy-Agri Products. Inc., S.W.2d (June 27, 1990), is the only Texas Supreme Court case to address the significant outstanding issues in the oil/gas controversy. For the […]