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. In Bachler v. Rosenthal, 798 S.W.2d 646 (Tex. App.–Austin 1990, writ denied), lessors brought suit against oil and gas lessees seeking the cancellation of a lease as 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. French v. Occidental Permian Ltd. held that royalty owners were required to share in the cost of removal of carbon dioxide (“CO2”) from casinghead gas re-injected for secondary recovery […]
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. 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. EOG Resources, Inc. v. Killam Oil Co., LTD., 239 S.W.3d 293 (Tex. App.—San Antonio August 8, 2007, pet. denied), holds that the individual loss provision of a joint operating agreement […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Ridge Oil Co., Inc. v. Guinn Investments, Inc., No. 02-0599, 2004 WL 1966096 (Tex. Sept. 3, 2004), is an important case on the temporary cessation of production (“TCOP”) doctrine, lease […]