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. Esplanade Oil & Gas v. Templeton Energy, 889 F.2d 621 (5th Cir. 1989), construes the effect of a typical condition found in an agreement to sell producing properties. As […]
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. Peacock v. Schroeder, 846 S.W.2d 905 (Tex. App.–San Antonio 1973, no writ), concerns easement rights across a large ranch to a small oil and gas lease located within 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. Hutchings v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 862 S.W.2d 752 (Tex. App.–El Paso 1993 writ den.) Concerns the definition of casinghead gas. An old 1925 lease provided for a tiny fixed-rate royalty […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. MINERAL RIGHTS Recently there have been some mailouts to landowners, enclosing a bank draft, for the purchase of term royalty interest. This is very different from an oil 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. French v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 896 S.W.2d 795 (Tex. 1995) considers whether an instrument conveys a 1/656 mineral interest or a 1/656 royalty. If a mineral interest, the owner would share […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. McCall v. McCall, 24 S.W.3d 508 (Tex. App.–Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, n.p.h.), considers whether the words “and appurtenances thereto” contained in the granting clause of a mineral deed conveying 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. Exxon Corp. v. Breezevale Limited1 holds that an oral participation agreement for a 2 1/2% working interest is unenforceable under the statute of frauds. Breezevale assisted Exxon for eighteen months […]
