The Energy Law

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently issued a decision in a downhole damages case, reversing the Third Circuit’s misguided application of the manifest error standard of review. The dispute arose out of the drilling and operation of two wells drilled in 1999. Hayes Fund for the First United Methodist Church of Welsh, LLC v.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 9, 2018

The case called upon the court to determine whether a contract for performance of specialty services to facilitate the drilling or production of oil and gas on navigable waters is maritime in nature. In the course of these operations, the LDI crane operator negligently struck and injured an STS employee. 16-30217 (5th Cir.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 30, 2017

In Petro-Chem Operating Co., 1] In the case, an operator initiated a concursus action seeking to resolve ownership interest in minerals underlying property on which it was operating. 20] The CUA permit was obtained on January 20, 2004. 20] The CUA permit was obtained on January 20, 2004.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

arose from a 2004 mineral lease covering nearly 1,400 acres in Sections 9, 10, 15, 16, and 21, Township 15 North, Range 15 West, in Caddo Parish. [2] 4] In 2007, Fossil Operating, Inc. 5] Chesapeake Operating, Inc. 19] Another expert testified that the well in Section 21 was operated at a cumulative net loss of $115,248.74

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2023

The Fifth Circuit agreed with the lower court that state statutes and case law characterize SRA-L as an arm of the state; but caveated that the factor was restricted and “given the inconsistent descriptions in the same statutes and the lack of a more-definite characterization in either statute or case law.” [7] Caremark, Inc.,

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

1] In the case, a landowner sued its mineral lessees for: (1) failure to provide a recordable act evidencing the expiration of a mineral lease under Mineral Code articles 206-209 and (2) failure to pay royalties under Mineral Code articles 137-140. [2] Tauren Exploration, Inc. , 4] $242,029.26 6] $936,803.00 Rhymes ( jdrhymes@liskow.com ).

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 16, 2014

The Writ of Mandamus Although the proposed rule addresses many of the DOT-111 safety concerns by requiring retrofits and operational changes, the NGOs claim that the proposed four-year phase-out of legacy tank cars is a “glacial pace [that] is unacceptable.” Circuit 2004). Citing In re American Rivers , 372 F.3d 3d 413, 419 (D.C.

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