Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Mzyk v. Murphy Exploration & Production Company-USA, No. 04-15-00677-CV, 2017 WL 2797479 (Tex. App.—San Antonio June 28, 2017, no pet.)(mem. op.) held that the reasonably prudent operator standard in an offset […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Samson Expl., LLC v. T. S. Reed Props., Inc., 521 S.W.3d 766 (Tex. 2017) held that an operator who formed two overlapping pooled units was obligated to pay royalties to all […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Reed v. Maltsberger/Storey Ranch, LLC, 534 S.W.3d 51 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2017, pet. denied) is a deed construction case, which held that a deed conveyed a mineral interest, rather than 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. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP v. Texas Crude Energy, LLC, 516 S.W.3d 638 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2017, pet. granted) (Post-production costs on overriding royalty), held that when an ORRI […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Crawford v. XTO Energy, Inc., 509 S.W.3d 906 (Tex. 2017) (Joinder of unit owners as necessary parties in lease dispute), held that Rule 39 does not require joinder of interested parties, if […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Aery v. Hoskins, Inc., 493 S.W.3d 684 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2016, pet. denied) (Pooling by cross-conveyance as appurtenant to the land or interest in gross) held that a conveyance of 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. HighMount Expl. & Prod. LLC v. Harrison Interests, Ltd. 503 S.W.3d 557 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, no. pet.) (Deduction of fuel gas and marketing costs from royalty) held that fuel […]
