Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the cases may be of significance to you. Jinkins v. Bryan, 763 S.W.2d 539 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1988, writ denied) and Raw Hide Oil & Gas Inc. v. Maxus Exploration Company, 766 S.W.2d 264 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1988, application for […]
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 (June 27, 1990), is the only Texas Supreme Court case to address the significant outstanding issues in the oil/gas controversy. For the […]
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. Peacock v. Schroeder, 846 S.W.2d 905 (Tex. App.–San Antonio 1973, no writ), concerns easement rights across a large ranch to a small oil and gas lease located within 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. MINERAL RIGHTS Recently there have been some mailouts to landowners, enclosing a bank draft, for the purchase of term royalty interest. This is very different from an oil and […]
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. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 896 S.W.2d 795 (Tex. 1995) considers whether an instrument conveys a 1/656 mineral interest or a 1/656 royalty. If a mineral interest, the owner would share […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. McCall v. McCall, 24 S.W.3d 508 (Tex. App.–Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, n.p.h.), considers whether the words “and appurtenances thereto” contained in the granting clause of a mineral deed conveying 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. Moore v. Energy States, Inc., 71 S.W.3d 796 (Tex. App.– Eastland 2002, pet. denied), applies the strip-and-gore doctrine, estoppel by deed and the appurtenances doctrine in a deed construction case. […]
