Richard F. Brown EOG Res., Inc. v. Wagner & Brown, Ltd., 202 S.W. 3d 338 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006, pet. filed), construes the meaning of a farmout agreement depth limitation expressed as “the deepest producing interval as obtained in the test well”. Farmor retained the deep rights under a provision in the farmout agreement which […]
Richard F. Brown Seagull Energy E & P, Inc. v. Eland Energy, Inc., 207 S.W.3d 342 (Tex. 2006), determines whether the sale of a non-operating working interest that is subject to an operating agreement releases the seller from its obligations to the operator under the operating agreement. Seagull as operator sued Eland as non-operator and […]
CASE NOTE Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. SubISSI Holdings, L.P. v. Hilcorp Energy I, L.P., No. 04-07-00674-CV, 2008 WL 2515698 (Tex. App.-San Antonio June 25, 2008, no pet.), holds that tendering an assignment and 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. Tawes v. Barnes, 340 S.W.3d 419 (Tex. 2011) held that a lessor of lands included within a Joint Operating Agreement (“JOA”) had no right to sue under the JOA, […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Glenn v. Lucas, 376 S.W.3d 268 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2012, no pet.) held that a vendor perfected title under a judgment foreclosing a vendor’s lien, even though there was no […]
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 […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Valence Operating Co. v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 303 S.W. 3d 435 (Tex. App.- Texasrkana 2010, no pet.) holds that it is a question of fact as to whether nonconsent operations are […]
