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Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Review Three Oil and Gas Cases in 2016

The Energy Law

On September 2, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court agreed to review three oil and gas cases involving issues pertinent to the industry and land and mineral owners. is another top-lease case from the Amarillo Court of Appeals. BP America Production Company v. Red Deer Resources, LLC In BP America Production Company v. Laddex, Ltd.

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Texas Supreme Court to Hear Miesch Case

The Energy Law

For a copy of TxOGA’s brief, click on the following link Amicus Curiae Brief of TXOGA – Received: 10/16/2006 . The Miesch case, set for argument on February 13, is one of two related cases decided by the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals last year. Exxon failed to act as a reasonably prudent operator in plugging the wells; 3.

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OCS Lease Expiration: MMS Denial of Suspension of Operations Upheld

The Energy Law

173 IBLA 250 (2008), affirms an MMS denial of a Suspension of Operations (“SOO”) where the lessee submitted an revised exploration plan (“EP”) and permit to drill (“APD”) just days before the lease’s 10-year primary term expired, but was unable to conduct lease activities before the expiration date.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Guidance as to Good Faith Required When Conducting Operations Necessary to Interrupt Prescription of Mineral Servitude

The Energy Law

In Cannisnia Plantation , the Louisiana Second Circuit faced the issue of whether a mineral servitude owner conducted good faith operations sufficient to interrupt the prescription of non-use of a mineral servitude. A well was spud on March 28, 2006. The mineral servitude owner disagreed with the notice and refused to comply.

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You Cannot Just Read the Regulations to Understand Stormwater Permitting for Oil and Gas Activities!

The Energy Law

The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) added language creating a permitting exemption for uncontaminated runoff from Oil and Gas operations. The regulations clarified that the permitting exemption only applied to oil and gas operational activities; thus, construction activities were not included in CWA §402(l). c)(1)(iii).

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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

In the landmark oilfield remediation case Corbello v. Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. After the LL&E I decision, the case went to trial in 2015. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., 2020-00685 (La. 6/30/2021); — So. 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. 2d 686 (La. 30:29, known as Act 312.

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Pipeline Canal Class Action Dismissed

The Energy Law

The opinion is available at 2006 WL 3333797 (E.D. 28, 2006). The suit named 11 individual defendants as representatives of two defendant classes, a “pipeline class” and an “exploration & production class.”