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Texas Supreme Court Holds JOA Exculpatory Clause Applicable to All Activities of Operator

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Tyler 2003, pet. denied), IP Petroleum Co., 2003, no pet.), denied), and Abraxas Petroleum Corp. The Texas Supreme Court stated that those cases all involved interpreting the exculpatory clause language of either the 1977 or 1982 A.A.P.L. Long Trusts , 134 S.W.3d 3d 267 (Tex. Wevanco Energy, L.L.C. , 3d 888 (Tex.

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Production in Paying Quantities: Maintaining Mineral Leases Beyond Their Primary Terms with Production of Oil or Gas

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4] Paying quantities cases usually focus on what expenses constitute “operating expenses.” “Operating expenses”—or “lifting expenses” as they are sometimes referred—are “ordinary, recurring expenses” that are attributable to the expense of production, after the well is drilled and completed. [5] McKinney , 545 So. 2d 1216, 1220 (La.

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