Article IT Royalty Interest 
The Energy Law
JANUARY 25, 2008
12/19/07), the court addressed the payment of royalties and penalties under Mineral Code article 212.23(c) c) and concluded that plaintiff’s letters were insufficient to trigger the provisions of that article. Next, the court noted the dearth of reported cases involving Mineral Code articles 212.21-23 at *8 (citing La.
Producer's Edge
DECEMBER 3, 2024
This article discusses a couple more cases in 2024. This article discusses a couple more cases in 2024. Additionally, the court considered that the deed used the word “Grantors” in other parts of the document but switched to “landowner’s usual 1/8 royalty” in the granting clause.
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The Energy Law
MARCH 7, 2023
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. In addition to the estate misconception theory, the Court analyzed the “legacy of the one-eighth royalty.” The Texas Supreme Court recently released its opinion in Van Dyke v.
The Energy Law
APRIL 4, 2023
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. In turn, the nonparticipating owner is responsible for its own lease burdens. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.
Producer's Edge
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
This article summarizes the arguments made by the parties, and the Justices' questions and observations at the oral argument. This case presents two critical questions: Who owns subsurface caverns created by salt mining operations, and How should in-kind royalties be calculated for salt production? The case was Myers-Woodward v.
The Energy Law
MARCH 15, 2023
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. The Texas Supreme Court recently released its opinion in Devon Energy Production Company, L.P.
The Energy Law
JUNE 12, 2017
the Louisiana Second Circuit upheld a trial court’s ruling that the holder of a security interest in mineral leases was solidarily liable for damages under the Louisiana Mineral Code stemming from its mineral lessees/mortgagors’ actions. [1] in unpaid royalties and an additional double damages penalty of $484,058.52 4] $242,029.26
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