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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 some significance to you.  Jordan v. Exxon Corp., 802 S.W.2d 880 (Tex. App.–Texarkana 1991, no writ), involves a conveyance of a mineral interest from Sam F. Jordan (3/32) and Carl Bruce (3/32) to […]

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 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 […]

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 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 […]

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.  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 […]

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.  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 […]

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. 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 […]

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.  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 […]