Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. PNP Petroleum I, LP v. Taylor held that a well did not have to be capable of producing for a shut-in royalty payment to preserve the lease. In June […]
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. Evans v. Gulf Oil Corp., No. 13-91-008-CV (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi, May 28, 1992, n.w.h.), provides an excellent summary of Texas law relating to determinations of production in paying […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Tana Oil and Gas Corp. v. Cernosek, 188 S.W.3d 354 (Tex. App.—Austin 2006, pet. denied), is a class action royalty accounting case on processed gas brought by lessors against their […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. AFE Oil and Gas, L.L.C. v. Armentrout, No. 2-07-100-CV, 2008 WL 623980 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth March 6, 2008, pet. denied) (Memorandum opinion), holds that a Barnett Shale gas well that […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Chesapeake Exploration Ltd. Partnership v. Corine Inc., No. 10-06-00265-CV, 2007 WL 2447293 (Tex. App.—Waco Aug. 29, 2007, no pet.), construed a shut-in royalty clause to determine whether the point in […]
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 […]
