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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

Produced water—a substance traditionally considered to be a useless byproduct of fracing—has recently become a valuable product that can be treated and sold to operators for drilling. This substance can be dangerous to the environment, so operators are required to carefully dispose of it—a costly endeavor.

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Harmonizing Assignments and Exhibits

Producer's Edge

Can limitations in the exhibit, such as depth references, supersede the operative granting language in the body of an agreement? 2020) and Posse Energy, Ltd. What happens when language in the body of an assignment of oil and gas interests conflicts with descriptions in the exhibits? Citation 2002 Inv. —El Paso 2022, pet.

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Maritime Industry COVID 19 Update

The Energy Law

How Should I Change My Operations during the Pandemic? What Changes Should I Make to Employee Operations? 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. Yes, the U.S.

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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. Day-to-day life has been dramatically impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and many courts in Louisiana and Texas have been forced to close or limit operations in conjunction with stay-at-home orders. The orders also require all non-essential businesses to cease.