Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. McCammon v. Ischy, No. 03-06-00707, 2010 WL 1930149 (Tex. App.—Austin May 12, 2010, pet. denied) (mem. op.), held that to prevail in trespass to try title, a plaintiff lessee […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the ease may be of some significance to you. Hunt v. HNG Oil Co., 791 S.W.2d 191 (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi 1990, writ den.), addresses the costs of development that the good-faith trespasser can offset against production. HNG drilled […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Americo Energy Resources, L.L.C. v. Moore, No. 13-08-0097-CV, 2008 WL 3984169 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Aug. 29, 2008, no pet.), holds that transporting oil or gas through an unauthorized pipeline is a […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Or yx Energy Company v. Shelton, No. 12-94-00045-CV, 1996 WL 288125 (Tex App. – Tyler May 31, 1996, ) is a surface damages case based on excessive use of surface […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Senn v. Texaco, Inc., 55 S.W.3d 222 (Tex. App.–Eastland, pet. denied), holds that purchasers of the surface estate have no standing to sue for a cause of action for a […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Davis v. Devon Energy Prod. Co., L.P., 136 S.W.3d 419 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2004, __ ), reviews the tension between the dominance of the mineral estate and the accommodation doctrine in […]
Richard F. Brown Mieth v. Ranchquest, Inc., 177 S.W.3d 296, (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2005, no pet.), considers the proper measure of surface damages resulting from re-entry operations on an abandoned oil and gas well. The surface was damaged by the discharge of saltwater and various drilling fluids and chemicals, and the Railroad Commission found […]
