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New Developments in Shocking Case Before the Texas Supreme Court Regarding Construction of Novel Oil & Gas Royalty Term

The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Now the case is before the Texas Supreme Court, with a recently submitted amicus brief containing the argument that could turn the tides back in the lessees’ favor. The Blog/Web Site should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state regarding a particular matter.

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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

Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, it is expressly provided that the terms of this paragraph shall be controlling over the provisions of Paragraph 3 of this lease to the contrary and this paragraph shall not be treated as surplusage despite the holding in the cases styled “Heritage Resources, Inc. NationsBank”, 939 S.W.2d

Royalty

Royalty Oil Gas Downstream

Collaboration: Key to the first multicloud blockchain deployment

IBM: Oil & Gas

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Why I am talking about solutions built on AWS on an IBM Blockchain blog? Between October 2018 and June 2019, we developed the first IBM Blockchain solution deployed on a non-IBM cloud — in this case AWS. And this is just one use case — the first of many — proving the value of the Vertrax Blockchain.

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Supply Chain Casing Oil Gas

Texas Supreme Court Update: The Court Decides Issue of First Impression Related to the Scope of an Oil and Gas Lease’s

The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

While the Court is no stranger to interpreting (and often muddling) the familiar royalty clause interpretation questions surrounding the first issue, in a case of first impression, the Court also analyzed the breadth of a lease’s free-use clause. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., Texas Crude Energy LLC , 573 S.W.3d 3d 198, 211 (Tex.

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Royalty Gas Oil Downstream

Texas Supreme Court Update: The Court Decides Issue of First Impression Related to the Scope of an Oil and Gas Lease’s Free-Use Clause and Further Interprets Conflicting Royalty Clause Provisions

The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

While the Court is no stranger to interpreting (and often muddling) the familiar royalty clause interpretation questions surrounding the first issue, in a case of first impression, the Court also analyzed the breadth of a lease’s free-use clause. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., Texas Crude Energy LLC , 573 S.W.3d 3d 198, 211 (Tex.

Royalty

Royalty Gas Oil Downstream

Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2023

Plaintiffs alleged that despite advance knowledge of the likelihood for significant downstream flooding, SRA-L decided to open spillway gates freeing water from the reservoir into the Sabine River to alleviate elevated reservoir volumes from a cataclysmic rain storm in March of 2016.

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Trudging the Rocky Landscape of Royalty Dispute Litigation with the Texas Supreme Court Yet Again in BlueStone

The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

With the prevalence of cases involving royalty disputes in Texas, the state’s Supreme Court has never hesitated to address these issues. Heritage Resources is the underlying case that must be understood to decipher the Supreme Court’s logic as it continues to rectify the numerous creative royalty provisions across Texas today.

Royalty

Royalty Exploration and Production Oil IT

Five Lessons Learned from Executing Shale Drilling Transactions

The Energy Law

AUGUST 10, 2017

In these cases, when designing the drilling and earning transaction, consider packaging one or more conventional formations with an unconventional shale formation to create a designated “earning zone”. Many carry provisions end when the Earning Well is completed as a well is capable of producing hydrocarbons.

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Texas Supreme Court Update: The Court Decides Issue of First Impression Related to the Scope of an Oil and Gas Lease’s Free-Use Clause and Further Interprets Conflicting Royalty Clause Provisions

The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

While the Court is no stranger to interpreting (and often muddling) the familiar royalty clause interpretation questions surrounding the first issue, in a case of first impression, the Court also analyzed the breadth of a lease’s free-use clause. Factual and Procedural Background. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., 3d 198, 211 (Tex.

Royalty

Royalty Gas Oil Downstream

EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Propose Significant Revisions to Definition of “Waters of the United States”

The Energy Law

APRIL 1, 2014

For example, the agencies represent that all tributary streams are physically and chemically connected to downstream traditional navigable waters, interstate waters, and the territorial seas via channels and associated alluvial deposits. 122.2, “other waters” are defined based on whether they could affect interstate or foreign commerce.

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Engineer Engineering Casing Downstream

Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The CPI separators have roofs that prevent the release of air emissions, but the equalization tanks (as well as the other downstream equipment) do not. 2] In the Citgo case, the Fifth Circuit dove into these uncertain regulatory waters head on.

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Refinery Oil Basin Government

Texas Supreme Court Holds Producer Not Required to Share in Natural Gas Pipeline Compression Costs

The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2015

If Lillis’ wells failed to do so, then the Agreement provided Kachina with two options: “[i]t may do nothing, in which case the well will be released from the Agreement. The Court noted that the Agreement put the burden of maintaining sufficient well pressure (to overcome the working pressure in the pipeline) on Lillis.

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Pipeline Natural Gas Gas IT

EPA and BSEE Team Up to Resolve Offshore Environmental Violations

The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The best means for avoiding liability in this case is to document compliance programs and due diligence in reviewing permit related submittals with those who prepared the documents to ensure their accuracy.

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Offshore Exploration and Production Oil Government

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New Developments in Shocking Case Before the Texas Supreme Court Regarding Construction of Novel Oil & Gas Royalty Term

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

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Texas Supreme Court Update: The Court Decides Issue of First Impression Related to the Scope of an Oil and Gas Lease’s

Texas Supreme Court Update: The Court Decides Issue of First Impression Related to the Scope of an Oil and Gas Lease’s Free-Use Clause and Further Interprets Conflicting Royalty Clause Provisions

Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

Trudging the Rocky Landscape of Royalty Dispute Litigation with the Texas Supreme Court Yet Again in BlueStone

Five Lessons Learned from Executing Shale Drilling Transactions

Texas Supreme Court Update: The Court Decides Issue of First Impression Related to the Scope of an Oil and Gas Lease’s Free-Use Clause and Further Interprets Conflicting Royalty Clause Provisions

EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Propose Significant Revisions to Definition of “Waters of the United States”

Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

Texas Supreme Court Holds Producer Not Required to Share in Natural Gas Pipeline Compression Costs

EPA and BSEE Team Up to Resolve Offshore Environmental Violations

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