Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Potts v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. held that the net-back method should be used to determine market value at the point of sale when there are no comparable sales made […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Retamco Operating, Inc. v. Republic Drilling Co., 278 S.W.3d 333 (Tex. 2009) examines whether a Texas court has personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant accused of acquiring oil and 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. Tawes v. Barnes, 340 S.W.3d 419 (Tex. 2011) held that a lessor of lands included within a Joint Operating Agreement (“JOA”) had no right to sue under the JOA, […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Coates Energy Trust v. Frost Nat. Bank, No. 04-11-00838-CV, 2012 WL 5984693 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Nov. 28, 2012, pet. denied) held that the inconsistent provisions of a three- part […]
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. Noble Energy, Inc., 374 S.W.3d 644 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2012, no pet.), held that a reservation clause that reserved to Grantor “a one-half non-participating royalty interest (one-half […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Coghill v. Griffith, 358 S.W.3d 834 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2012, pet. denied) construes a royalty reservation in a deed as a fraction of royalty rather than a fractional royalty. Coghill’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. Sundance Minerals, L.P. v. Moore, 354 S.W.3d 507 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth, 2011, pet. denied) is a deed construction case which held that the Grantor reserved a fraction of royalty […]
