Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the ease may be of some significance to you. Hunt v. HNG Oil Co., 791 S.W.2d 191 (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi 1990, writ den.), addresses the costs of development that the good-faith trespasser can offset against production. HNG drilled […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Or yx Energy Company v. Shelton, No. 12-94-00045-CV, 1996 WL 288125 (Tex App. – Tyler May 31, 1996, ) is a surface damages case based on excessive use of surface […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Davis v. Devon Energy Prod. Co., L.P., 136 S.W.3d 419 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2004, __ ), reviews the tension between the dominance of the mineral estate and the accommodation doctrine in […]
Richard F. Brown Texas Genco, LP v. Valence Operating Co.1 discusses the accommodation doctrine and approves a broad-form jury question on the reasonableness of directional drilling. Surface owner sued to enjoin mineral owner from straight-hole drilling a gas well on a tract which was a part of surface owner’s ash-disposal landfill for its nearby electrical […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Valence Operating Co. v. Texas Genco, LP, 255 S.W.3d 210 (Tex. App.—Waco, 2008, no pet.), discusses the accommodation doctrine and the reasonableness of an alternate drilling location. Surface owner sought […]
CASE OF THE MONTH Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Amarillo Oil Company v. Energy-Agri Products,_Inc., S.W.2d (Tex. App.–Amarillo, 5/13/87). Amarillo Oil Company owned a prolific-gas well in Carson County which produced gas and no […]
