Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Red River Resources Inc. v. Wickford, Inc., 443 B.R. 74 (E.D. Tex. 2010) (mem. op.), held that a cessation of production caused by a severance order issued by the Texas […]
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. Wade v. XTO Energy Inc. held that a mineral lease did not satisfy the statute of frauds because the writing was unsigned and did not furnish a […]
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. Aston Meadows, Ltd. v. Devon Energy Production Co., 359 S.W.3d. 856 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2012, pet. denied) held that an oil and gas lease describing land located […]
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. TSB Exco. Inc. v. E. N. Smith. III Energy Corp., 818 S.W.2d 417 (Tex. App.–Texarkana 1991, no writ), considers whether payment by check is “payment” as required to extend […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. On motion for reconsideration, EnerQuest EnerQuest Oil & Gas, LLC v. Plains Exploration & Prod. Co., No. SA-12-CV-542-DAE, 2014 WL 1652599 (W.D. Tex. Apr. 24, 2014) again reviewed whether […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. PEC Minerals LP v. Chevron USA Inc., 737 F. Supp. 2d 643 (E.D. Tex. 2010), held that production anywhere on a lease continued the lease in force and effect as […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Cox v. Stowers, 786 S.W.2d 102 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1990, no writ), involved a dispute over the proper interpretation of the term “reworking operations” within a 60-day continuous operations clause of […]
