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Friday, September 4th, 2015
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. Pluff1 holds that the common lease clause giving lessee the right to remove equipment does not impose a duty to remove equipment, and that the cause […]

Friday, September 4th, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Strata Resources v. State, 264 S.W.3d 832 (Tex. App.—Austin 2008, no pet.), holds   (1) that the State of Texas was not precluded from recovering the costs of plugging oil […]

Friday, September 4th, 2015
 Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.   Headington Oil Co., L.P. v. White, 287 S.W.3d 204 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2009, no pet.), held that interest was not payable on suspended royalties when the size of […]

Friday, September 4th, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Dynegy Midstream Services, L.P. v. Apache Corp., 294 S.W.3d 164 (Tex. 2009), holds that for gas sold at the wellhead under common “percentage of proceeds” contracts, the gas processor was […]

Friday, September 4th, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion.   You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Cherokee County Cogeneration Partners, L.P. v. Dynegy Mktg. & Trade, 305 S.W.3d 309 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2009, no pet.), held that a Gas Purchase Agreement, which permits the gas […]

Friday, September 4th, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion.  You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.   Love v. Texas Express Pipeline, LLC   held that the court in an appeal challenging a natural-gas pipeline condemnation proceeding has no jurisdiction when there was no timely objection filed […]

Friday, September 4th, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion.  You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.   Glencrest Res., LLC v. Ellis, No. 02–12–00060–CV, 2012 WL 3500324 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Aug. 16, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op.),  refused to certify claims for bonus raised by a […]