2023 Casing Royalty 
The Energy Law
MARCH 15, 2023
20-0904, 2023 WL 2438927 (Tex. 2023), in which it held that lessees owed royalties in excess of their gross proceeds, specifically “adding back” costs incurred by third-party buyers that were enumerated in the sales contract and subtracted from the sales price. 20-0904, 2023 WL 2438927 (Tex. Sheppard , — S.W.3d
Texas Oil & Gas Attorney
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The Texas Supreme Court is going to hear a case in which the issue is whether the interest to be paid on past due royalties is simple or compound interest. In the case of Samson Exploration, LLC v. granted September 1, 2023) , the lessors executed a number of oil and gas leases with Samson. Bordages, 662 S.W.3d
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The Energy Law
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
3d , 2023 WL 526075, the Louisiana Supreme Court rejected a writ of mandamus that would have compelled the LDNR to satisfy a $4.7 million judgment for reimbursement of mineral royalties. million in mineral royalties attributable to ownership of these banks. 1/1/23), So.
The Energy Law
APRIL 4, 2023
On Friday, March 31, 2023, Representative Larry Bagley of Louisiana’s District 7 proposed amendments to Louisiana Revised Statutes § 30:10. As was the case in 2012, this proposed amendment would also extend this direct payment requirement to any overriding royalty interests burdening the nonparticipating owner’s lease.
The Energy Law
MARCH 7, 2023
21-0146, 2023 WL 2053175 (Tex. 17, 2023), in which it re-affirmed the axiomatic principle that a text retains the same meaning in the present day as when it was drafted. In the 1920s—the time the deed at issue was executed—lessors commonly reserved a one-eighth royalty interest when they executed oil and gas leases.
Producer's Edge
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Several 2023 decisions rendered by the El Paso Court of Appeals, reflect a trend toward near-automatic application of the presumption. This article discusses a couple more cases in 2024. Many anticipate that double-fraction cases will continue to steadily flow through Texas courts for the foreseeable future. Montgomery, Tr.
Producer's Edge
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could substantially clarify, or even fundamentally reshape, the characterization and ownership of underground storage rights in Texas. The case was Myers-Woodward v. The case remains pending before the Texas Supreme Court on petition for review.
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