Ankor the operator negotiated with CDM to construct a gas plant and told the …
Exculpatory Clause Does Not Save Operator From Liability
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Were the Mineral Deeds a Gift or a Sale? It Made a Difference.
The question presented in Aaron v. Fisher et al: Did mineral deeds bestow separate …
Royalty Obligations on Free-Use Gas Redux
The issue was whether Apache was paying royalty on the correct …
No Off-Lease Gas Use Recovery For Royalty Owners
Gas royalty owners brought a class action in the U. S. District Court for the …
Landowners Vanquished by the Discovery Rule
Co-author Jamie Mills*
Is it worth spending extra dollars, days, and windshield time to discover what mischief your oil and gas operator might be making on your property? The landowner-plaintiffs in Mustafa v. Americo Energy would certainly say so.
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Clause to Protect Mineral Lessor From Drainage Deemed Ambiguous
Co-author Carolina Cuppetilli*
Today we will skip our usual routine of explaining how court rulings on the question of the day might affect your interests. Instead we will discuss the fallout from abysmal document drafting. In Rosetta Resources Operating v.
Lease Perpetuated Beyond Primary Term Without Production in Paying Quantities
Co-author David Leonard
If perpetuation of a mineral lease beyond the primary term is contingent upon continuous operations, do traditional notions of “production in paying quantities” always matter? Spoiler: No.
In Thistle Creek Ranch, LLC v. Ironroc Energy Partners, LLC
Texas Mineral Deed Signed Away Right to Sue
Co-author Brittany Blakey
The question in litigation is usually “WHAT”: what happened, what contract was breached, what did someone do or fail to do, and so on. In Hughes v. CJM Resources, LP, the question was, “WHO” had the
Most-Favored-Nations Clause Costs Lessee
Co-author Julia Edwards
This “most-favored-nations” clause in three oil and gas leases on land in LaSalle County, Texas, was at issue in EP Energy E&P Co., L.P. v. Storey Minerals, Ltd.:
If … the lessee … acquires an Oil and
Well Operator Escapes Liability After Disposing of its Working Interest
Co-author Justin Cowan
Does a former working-interest owner of a well bear continuing responsibility for a defective gas line despite having conveyed its ownership interest? The line was constructed by the former owner as operator of record, and it received