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Texas Court Upholds Lease Cancellation for Failure to Pay Shut-In Payments To Proper Party

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—Tyler 5/5/2010), the Tyler Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to the termination of an oil and gas lease for failure to pay shut-in royalty payments to the proper party. Van Hovenberg (“Van Hovenberg”) conveyed by royalty deed to O.B. In 1976, Karin H. In 1976, Karin H.

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Supreme Court Denies Relief to Oil Companies

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. — (2006), the Supreme Court resolved a legal issue that has been at the center of federal royalty litigation for twenty years: viz. founded upon any contract,” applies to administrative royalty payment orders issued by the Minerals Management Service (MMS). 2001) ( en banc ), the D.C. whether 28 U.S.C. Amoco Production Co.

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