The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

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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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 31, 2017

30:29, in 2006 to provide a procedure for ensuring that amounts awarded to remediate environmental damage are actually spent on remediation. The Louisiana Legislature passed “Act 312,” La. In May 2015, a jury found BP was responsible for the damage.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In Laddex , the lessee of the top lease, Laddex, sued the lessee of the base lease, BP, contending that the prior lease terminated during a period of slow production between August 2005 and November 2006. Both parties filed petitions for review before the Texas Supreme Court. Briefing can be found here. ExxonMobil Corporation v.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. LL&E I held that even without a Corbello -like express contractual provision, defendants who operated unreasonably accrued an implied obligation under the Mineral Code to restore property above and beyond regulatory environmental standards. 12-0884 (La.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. produced from said land in all operations which Lessee may conduct hereunder [.]” after deductions), resulting in lower royalty payments for the royalty owners. the use of gas.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. produced from said land in all operations which Lessee may conduct hereunder [.]” after deductions), resulting in lower royalty payments for the royalty owners. the use of gas.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

The plaintiff, Martha Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, alleged that the defendant lessees, Samson Resources Company (“Samson”), COG Operating LLC (“Concho”), drilled and operated a well on her leasehold. See 2021 WL 1432222 (Tex.

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