Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Migl v. Dominion Oklahoma Texas Exploration & Production, Inc., No. 13-05-589-CV, 2007 WL 475318 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Feb. 15, 2007, no pet.) examines royalty requirements under implied and express […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Virginia Power Energy Marketing, Inc. v. Apache Corp., 297 S.W.3d 397 (Tex. App.— Houston [14th Dist.] 2009, pet. denied), holds that a “reasonable efforts” contract provision does not trump a force […]
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. Lone Star Gas Company v. Mexia Oil & Gas, 833 S.W.2d 199 (Tex. App.–Dallas 1992, no writ), concerns the obligation of the purchaser of a lease subject to 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. In re XTO Resources I, LP, 248 S.W.3d 898 (Tex. App.–Fort Worth 2008, no pet), holds that reserve estimates, recoverable gas reserve estimates, projected future revenues, and the location of […]
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. Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Long Trusts, 860 S.W.2d 439 (Tex. App.–Texarkana 1993, writ denied), considers the duty of the operator under a joint operating agreement to market the […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Holloway v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 970 S.W.2d 641 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1998, no writ), reviews the duties owed by the operator to the nonoperator when the operator undertakes to market the […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. v. Finkelstein 933 S.W.2d 591, 1996 WL 40010 (Tex. A.P.—San Antonio, August 14, 1996, ) addressed the right of an overriding royalty owner to share […]
