Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Blackmon v. XTO Energy, Inc., 276 S.W.3d 600 (Tex. App.—Waco 2008, no pet.) examines the definition of “production in paying quantities” (“PPQ”) and determines the appropriate remedy for a lessee’s […]
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. Emerald Oil & Gas Co. held that false filings with the Texas Railroad Commission (“TRC”) will generally not support private causes of action for fraud. This […]
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 […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Grace Petroleum Corp. v. Williamson,, S.W.2d(No. 12-93-00101-CV, Tex. App. Tyler, May 12, 1995) considered whether a breach of the lease covenants to prevent drainage and to reasonably develop would support […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Wagner & Brown, Ltd. v. Sheppard, 282 S.W.3d 419 (Tex. 2008) (Termination of producing wellsite lease in a pooled unit), holds that (1) lands pooled under a lease pooling […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. El Paso Production Oil & Gas v. Texas State Bank, No. 04-05-00673-CV, 2007 WL 752209 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2007, pet. denied), refuses to imply a horizontal severance into a continuous […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. In Cambridge Production, Inc. v. Geodyne Nominee Corp., 292 S.W.3d 725 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2009, pet. denied) a top leasee sought the termination of the base oil and gas leases […]
