Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Thompson, 2002 WL 1432330 (Tex. 2002), holds that a well capable of production will sustain the lease without additional drilling or reworking operations, even if actual […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. The Texas Supreme Court issued a very important opinion in Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Pool.1 After a lease termination by cessation of production, a lessee can reacquire ownership […]
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 the case of Grinnell v. Munson1, the court considers the evidence required to show lease termination when the habendum clause provides that the term is for so long as there […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Parker v. MSB Energy, Inc. (In re MSB Energy, Inc.), 438 B.R. 571 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2010), held that because there was no “available pipeline” for the lessee to transport gas […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Moore v. Jet Stream Investments, Ltd., 261 S.W.3d 412 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2008, pet. denied) holds that failure to comply with regulations is not within a lease force majeure clause, but […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Vortt Exploration Co., Inc. v. EOG Resources Inc., No. 11-07-00159-CV, 2009 WL 1522661 (Tex. App.—Eastland May 29, 2009, rule 53.7(f) motion granted) (mem. op.), held that two separate saving clauses […]
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 […]
