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One Man’s Waste is Another Man’s Treasure: Texas Appellate Court Holds that Produced Water Belongs to Mineral Owners

The Energy Law

In response, the Texas Legislature passed Texas Natural Resources Code § 122.002 on September 1, 2019, which grants title to produced water to whoever takes possession of it for the purpose of treating it for subsequent beneficial use, unless a conveyance instrument expressly provides otherwise.

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Harmonizing Assignments and Exhibits

Producer's Edge

2020) and Posse Energy, Ltd. In Posse Energy the El Paso Court of Appeals determined that the limiting language in the exhibit at issue did control, since the language in the granting instrument was “extremely broad” and the exhibit included the critical limiting language of “insofar and only insofar as.”

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Energy Transfer’s Executive Chairman Kelcy Warren

Energy Transfer

He is honored to be a member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans and a 2020 Laureate in the Dallas Business Hall of Fame presented by Junior Achievement of Dallas. His $10 million donation in 2012 was instrumental in the creation of Klyde Warren Park , a beloved 5.2-acre

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Maritime Industry COVID 19 Update

The Energy Law

The AWO held a public webinar on March 19, 2020, regarding the novel Coronavirus and the COVID-19 it causes, and has made the video of that webinar available to the public. On February 18, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a revised Interim Guidance for Ships on Managing Suspected Coronavirus Disease 2019.

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Broad Assignments & Deep Disputes: Decoding Depth Descriptions

Producer's Edge

Where the instruments are not clear, this can sometimes lead to disagreement as to whether the descriptive information is intended to limit the scope of the assignment, or to merely serve as helpful descriptive information. In 2020, the Texas Supreme Court released its opinion in Piranha Partners v.

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Louisiana and Texas COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders and Effects on State Courts

The Energy Law

This article was updated on April 14, 2020. Status of Louisiana state courts As of March 30, 2020, the Louisiana Supreme Court has issued four orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 1, the Court issued its eighth order, tolling the statutes of limitations for all civil cases from March 13 until June 1, 2020.