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Oil and Gas Operators are Not Entitled to Reimbursement of Production Expenses from Unleased Landowners – Caldwell Lands, Inc. v. Cedyco Corp., 2007-1515 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 4/2/08), 980 So. 2d 827

The Energy Law

DECEMBER 29, 2008

by April Rolen-Ogden This case involved a suit by an unleased landowner against an oil and gas unit operator seeking unpaid production proceeds. The landowner owned a portion of a small tract of property, which was included in an oil and gas production unit that was apparently being operated by the defendant, Cedyco.

Operator

Operator Oil Casing Gas

Louisiana Third Circuit Holds Land Damages Cases Improperly Cumulated

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Mineral, surface, and subsurface leases on the various properties have been granted to seven separate entities for oil and gas operations on the property. The case was then transferred to Vermillion Parish, Louisiana pursuant to exceptions filed by the defendants for improper venue.

Casing

Casing Oil Operator Gas

Texas case holds seller bound to terms of forged document

The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Legacy Reserves Operating, LP, No. 12, 2012). Raven Resources (“Raven”) was interested in selling certain oil and gas related-properties to Legacy Reserves Operating LP, (“Legacy”). Raven employed Michael Lee as its primary contact in negotiations with Legacy over the sale of the property involved in the case.

Casing

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OCS Lease Expiration: MMS Denial of Suspension of Operations Upheld

The Energy Law

JANUARY 30, 2008

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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Appellate Review of Downhole Cases: The Supreme Court Repairs the Third Circuit’s Broken Manifest Error Standard in Hayes Fund for the First United Methodist Church of Welsh, LLC v. Kerr-McGee Rocky Mt., LLC, 149 So. 3d 280 (La. App. 3 Cir. 10/01/14)

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. 2d 557 (La.

Casing

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Louisiana First Circuit Reaffirms Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Principles

The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

3d—, the Louisiana First Circuit recently reaffirmed well-settled principles regarding prescription and the subsequent purchaser doctrine in Louisiana legacy cases. In this case, Lexington Land sued Chevron U.S.A., 5/25/21), 2021 WL 2102932, —So. million purchase price.

Casing

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Fifth Circuit Allows Landowners’ Tort Claim Against Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to Move Forward

The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

One of the Facility Defendants removed the case to federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, arguing that complete diversity existed between all properly joined defendants and the Plaintiffs. 1] The Court found that remand was necessary in the case at issue because of the uncertainty of whether discretionary immunity under La.

E&A

E&A Casing Education Completion

The OCSLA Does Not Provide Federal Jurisdiction for Insurance Disputes

The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2007

Accordingly, the district court remanded the case of LLOG Exploration Co. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s , 2007 WL 854307 (E.D. 3/16/07), to state court for lack of federal jurisdiction. 1349(B)(1). 1349(B)(1).

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Insurance Exploration and Production Casing IT

Unpacking Proximate Cause in SWD Failure

Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Saltwater disposal wells rarely fail, but when they do, a complex web of legal issues can arise, such as potential regulatory matters, and potential claims for surface or subsurface damages, among other related operational concerns. In this case, Lee v. Operating LLC , No. Operating LLC , No. Memorial Prod.

Disposal Well

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OPA Does Not Preclude State Law Claims for Additional Compensation

The Energy Law

AUGUST 7, 2007

Sundown Energy, LP , 2007 WL 1240212 ( E.D. The case concerned oil tanks on a drill site owned and operated by Sundown, which were ruptured in Hurricane Katrina. . § 2701 et seq. does not preclude a plaintiff from bringing state law claims for additional liability or compensation. Isla Corp. 4/27/07).

Oil

Oil Casing Operator Energy

Louisiana First Circuit Reaffirms Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Principles

The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

3d—, the Louisiana First Circuit recently reaffirmed well-settled principles regarding prescription and the subsequent purchaser doctrine in Louisiana legacy cases. In this case, Lexington Land sued Chevron U.S.A., 5/25/21), 2021 WL 2102932, —So. million purchase price.

Casing

Casing Operator Oil IT

Louisiana First Circuit Reaffirms Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Principles

The Energy Law

JUNE 22, 2021

3d—, the Louisiana First Circuit recently reaffirmed well-settled principles regarding prescription and the subsequent purchaser doctrine in Louisiana legacy cases. In this case, Lexington Land sued Chevron U.S.A., 5/25/21), 2021 WL 2102932, —So. million purchase price.

Casing

Casing Operator Oil IT

Third Circuit interprets Act 312

The Energy Law

MAY 27, 2008

2007-1145 (La. For another case involving the same issue of a bifurcated trial under Act 312, see Bernard v. BP America Production Company , 2007-1249 (La. In Germany v. ConocoPhillips Co. 3/5/08), — So. ConocoPhillips filed a motion in limine arguing that under Act 312 (codified as La. 4/2/08), — So.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Clarity on Production in Paying Quantities and Affirms Lease Cancellation Under Mineral Code Article 140 for Failure to Pay Royalties

The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

4] In 2007, Fossil Operating, Inc. Fossil”), with whom Tauren contracted to conduct operations on the property, drilled and completed wells on the leased property in Sections 9, 10, and 16. [5] 5] Chesapeake Operating, Inc. between May 2007 and February 2010. [20] between May 2007 and February 2010. [20]

Royalty

Royalty E&P Exploration and Production Operator

Texas Supreme Court Holds that Add-Back Provision in Oil and Gas Lease Required Royalties to be Paid on Prices in Excess of the Producers’ Gross Proceeds

The Energy Law

MARCH 15, 2023

The lessees owned working interests in certain oil and gas leases that were executed in 2007. Sheppard , — S.W.3d 20-0904, 2023 WL 2438927 (Tex. The leases contained the following royalty provisions: 3. NationsBank”, 939 S.W.2d 2d 118 (Tex. 1996) and “Judice v. Mewbourne Oil Co.”, 2d [133,] 135-36 (Tex.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Addresses: (1) Creation of Mineral Servitudes Via Notarial Acts of Correction; (2) Obstacles Suspending the Prescription of Nonuse from Running Against Mineral Servitudes; and (3) Payment of Court Costs in Concursus Actions

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. 21] Prior to spudding the well, the operator faced weather delays and was required to obtain a CUA permit. [22]

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Energy Aggregated

Oil and Gas Operators are Not Entitled to Reimbursement of Production Expenses from Unleased Landowners – Caldwell Lands, Inc. v. Cedyco Corp., 2007-1515 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 4/2/08), 980 So. 2d 827

Louisiana Third Circuit Holds Land Damages Cases Improperly Cumulated

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Texas case holds seller bound to terms of forged document

OCS Lease Expiration: MMS Denial of Suspension of Operations Upheld

Appellate Review of Downhole Cases: The Supreme Court Repairs the Third Circuit’s Broken Manifest Error Standard in Hayes Fund for the First United Methodist Church of Welsh, LLC v. Kerr-McGee Rocky Mt., LLC, 149 So. 3d 280 (La. App. 3 Cir. 10/01/14)

Louisiana First Circuit Reaffirms Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Principles

Fifth Circuit Allows Landowners’ Tort Claim Against Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to Move Forward

The OCSLA Does Not Provide Federal Jurisdiction for Insurance Disputes

Unpacking Proximate Cause in SWD Failure

OPA Does Not Preclude State Law Claims for Additional Compensation

Louisiana First Circuit Reaffirms Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Principles

Louisiana First Circuit Reaffirms Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Principles

Third Circuit interprets Act 312

Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Clarity on Production in Paying Quantities and Affirms Lease Cancellation Under Mineral Code Article 140 for Failure to Pay Royalties

Texas Supreme Court Holds that Add-Back Provision in Oil and Gas Lease Required Royalties to be Paid on Prices in Excess of the Producers’ Gross Proceeds

Louisiana Second Circuit Addresses: (1) Creation of Mineral Servitudes Via Notarial Acts of Correction; (2) Obstacles Suspending the Prescription of Nonuse from Running Against Mineral Servitudes; and (3) Payment of Court Costs in Concursus Actions

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