Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Anderson Energy Corp. v. Dominion Oklahoma Texas Expl. & Prod., Inc., 469 S.W.3d 280 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2015, no pet.), held that the Contract Area under a JOA was not limited […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Long v. Miken Oil, Inc. held that no tenancy in common exists between two parties when one does not have the present right to possess the property in question. Long held […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Eagle Oil & Gas Co. v. TRO-X, L.P. construed a joint development agreement and the obligation “to consult” prior to sales of interests to third parties. Eagle Oil & […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hydrocarbon Mgt. v. Tracker Exploration, 861 S.W.2d 427 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1993 no writ) analyzes whether three savings clauses in a lease are sufficient to preserve the lease on a 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. Capitol Wireless, LP v. XTO Energy, Inc. held that a Participation Agreement (“PA”) was an enforceable contract to drill a test well, notwithstanding that the parties failed to include a Joint Operating Agreement […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Fleet Oil & Gas, Ltd. v. EOG Resources, Inc., held that the attorney’s fee provision under a 1989 MFOA attached as an exhibit to a participation agreement did not […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. XH, LLC v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., No. 12-12-00338-CV, 2014 WL 2505541 (Tex. App.—Tyler May 30, 2014, no pet.)(mem. op.), held that the parties’ express provision governing priority of interpretation […]
