The Energy Law

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In August 2018, dry natural gas production from the Haynesville shale averaged 6.774 billion cubic feet per day, which is the highest daily Haynesville production average since September 2012 when production averaged 6.962 billion cubic feet per day. August 2018 was not an anomaly. El Paso E & P Co. , 2d 640, 641-43 (W.D.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 26, 2019

District Court for the Western District of Louisiana held that a unit operator may not recover post-production costs from an unleased mineral owner’s share of production proceeds in Allen Johnson, et al. 30:10 governed whether a unit operator may deduct post-production costs against UMO’s share of production proceeds. [3]

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 2, 2020

In May 2018, oil and gas industry defendants removed a docket of 42 cases alleging violations of Louisiana’s coastal zone management laws to federal court in the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana (“CZM cases”). Riverwood Production Company, et al. (“ Riverwood ”), No. 18-5217, 2019 WL 2271118 (E.D. May 28, 2019).

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 20, 2012

Moreno On August 16, 2012, EPA published a new rule that revises the NESHAP Subpart HH standards for the oil and gas industry. The 1999 EPA NESHAP standard for oil and natural gas production facilities (Subpart HH) specified the equipment to be considered to be “associated” with oil and gas wells for purposes of the regulation.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 17, 2019

In a victory for the oil and gas industry, the Third Circuit rendered a decision rejecting attempts by the Louisiana Department of Revenue to impose severance taxes on crude oil production based on index pricing. The attorneys involved in Avanti case are Cheryl Kornick , James Exnicios , Robert Angelico , and R.J.

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Rextag

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The debate over the future of oil has never been more heated. Mills, Executive Director of the National Center for Energy Analytics, and Neil Atkinson, Special Advisor , the IEAs peak oil demand forecast is deeply flawed. Ford lost $60,000 per EV in 2024, forcing automakers to scale back production. According to Mark P.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., In the landmark oilfield remediation case Corbello v. Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., After the LL&E I decision, the case went to trial in 2015. State of Louisiana v.

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The Energy Law

JULY 25, 2013

Holden EPA’s most recent NPDES regulations for stormwater permitting of oil and gas facilities were vacated by the Ninth Circuit in 2008 and new regulations have not been promulgated. The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) added language creating a permitting exemption for uncontaminated runoff from Oil and Gas operations.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 31, 2020

Enterprise Products Partners, L.P., a case previously featured on the Blog. This case began in 2011 when ETP and Enterprise explored the possibility of partnering to modify and extend, or construct anew, a pipeline to transport oil southbound from Cushing, Oklahoma.

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Aresco

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Tangible Drilling Costs (TDC) are expenses associated with the physical aspects of drilling for oil and natural gas. These costs are directly related to the actual drilling operations and typically represent a significant portion of the overall expenses in oil and gas exploration and production.

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Novi

JULY 19, 2024

This years Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) was a whirlwind for the Novi team, filled with insightful talks, technical discussions, and exciting new developments in the oil and gas industry. We also explored the possibility of unsupervised clustering of machine learning-derived rock quality as a way of binning curves.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently released its anticipated opinion in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. The Eagle II case is the second case that arose between TRO-X, L.P. (“TRO-X”) TRO-X”) and Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Eagle”) regarding their agreement to jointly acquire and sell oil and gas leases. TRO-X, L.P. ,

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently released its anticipated opinion in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. The Eagle II case is the second case that arose between TRO-X, L.P. (“TRO-X”) TRO-X”) and Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Eagle”) regarding their agreement to jointly acquire and sell oil and gas leases. TRO-X, L.P. ,

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The Energy Law

MAY 18, 2021

. § 1447(d), a provision that specifically authorizes interlocutory appeal of an order remanding a case removed pursuant to the federal officer removal statute. The energy companies removed Baltimore’s case to federal court asserting several bases for federal court jurisdiction, one of which was federal officer jurisdiction.

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The Energy Law

MAY 4, 2023

RUE grants are authorizations from BOEM to use a portion of the seabed not encompassed by the holder’s lease to construct, modify, or maintain platforms, artificial islands, facilities, installations, and other devices that support exploration, development, or production of oil and gas or other energy resources from another lease.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 4, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it had finalized a voluntary disclosure program for new owners of upstream oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities. In most cases, new owners will have nine months from the date of acquisition to notify EPA of their interest in participating in the program.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Delaware Basin Resources LLC , 08-20-00060-CV, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (El Paso) recently held oral argument on the proper construction of the word “and” used in a Delaware Basin oil and gas lease. When the primary term ended in February 2017, DBR had drilled on Section 6, but not on Section 2.

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AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

JANUARY 6, 2025

Overview The combination of AWS generative AI, S&P Global Enterprise Data Management (EDM) for Energy, and Esri ArcGIS tools orchestrates a harmonious symphony in subsurface exploration workflows within the energy sector. The EDM for Energy workflow also supports data exploration and analysis capabilities.

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The Energy Law

MAY 5, 2016

Generally, oil and gas production facilities have accounted for volume losses under the concept of “Fuel, Flare & Losses.” In a recent case, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal held that processors must also account for gas volume diverted to gas lift operations. In Red Willow Offshore, LLC v. Statewide Order No.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As it “is impossible to transfer rights to an assignee under an expired mineral lease,” in a case where oil, gas and mineral leases had expired prior to plaintiff’s acquisition of the property, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in Litel Explorations, L.L.C. Aegis Development Company, L.L.C., 7/18/18), 252 So.3d

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The Energy Law

JUNE 18, 2015

Like the final season of ABC’s hit series Lost , the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. The 5-4 decision, authored by Justice Hecht, is the latest in a series of cases from high courts across the country addressing the sharing of “post-production costs” between royalty owners and oil and gas lessees.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 12, 2022

In Litel Explorations, LLC v. The Litel case began as a legacy lawsuit, in which Pioneer Natural Resources, Inc. and Gary Production Company were named as prior operators of the G.A. The Lyon Well was leaking in 2018, which prompted the LDNR to task the current operator (Sandhill Production, Inc.) Aegis Development Co.,

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

On June 2, 2017 the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s judgment cancelling a mineral lease under Mineral Code article 140 and provided further clarity on a production in paying quantities analysis under Louisiana Mineral Code article 124. [1] Tauren Exploration, Inc. Tauren Exploration, Inc.

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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A recent SWD failure case dives into critical questions of proximate cause and explores whether the reasonable prudent operator defense may shield against surface damage claims. In this case, Lee v. Investigation revealed that there was severe degradation of the well’s tubing and casing. Memorial Prod.

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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. One aspect of royalties that gets a significant amount of attention from Texas royalty owners is post-production costs. Oil & Gas Co. Heritage Resources , 939 S.W.2d 2d at 120-21.

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AWS: Energy (Oil & Gas)

JANUARY 6, 2025

Introduction Today, oil and gas operators are challenging their workforce to find more value from legacy data. Seismic data is crucial for exploration and production activities in the oil and gas sector, because it provides valuable insights into the subsurface geological structures and potential hydrocarbon reservoirs.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

requiring the oil and gas company to pay $3 million in civil penalties and to spend approximately $13 million to restore 15 sites in West Virginia that had been developed without dredge and fill permits. Utility lines” are defined broadly enough to include oil and gas gathering lines. Trans Energy, Inc. , 14-117 (N.D.W.Va.),

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Chesapeake Exploration Limited Partnership , XOG sought an interpretation of the retained acreage clause contained in an assignment to Chesapeake of XOG’s lease interests in four oil and gas leases collectively covering 1,625 acres. In this case, Chesapeake had chosen not to designate a full proration unit (i.e.,

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As it “is impossible to transfer rights to an assignee under an expired mineral lease,” in a case where oil, gas and mineral leases had expired prior to plaintiff’s acquisition of the property, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in Litel Explorations, L.L.C. Aegis Development Company, L.L.C., 7/18/18), 252 So.3d

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 20, 2021

This case is one of a number of cases brought by states, cities, and other municipalities against energy companies alleging that the companies contributed to climate change. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court, June 2, 2020 ; and (3) U.S.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., In the landmark oilfield remediation case Corbello v. Iowa Production , landowners sued oil and gas companies for breach of a mineral lease. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., After the LL&E I decision, the case went to trial in 2015. State of Louisiana v.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 10, 2017

Many oil and gas properties have (a) unconventional shale formations that may be exploited with horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing and (b) conventional formations that may be exploited with traditional vertical wells. Lease Parties generally are interested in maximizing the number of wells drilled on their oil and gas properties.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 1, 2006

Judge Sarah Vance of the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed a suit in which plaintiffs claimed that oil and gas production and pipeline companies’ activities in South Louisiana marshes contributed to the destruction wreaked by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In Barasich v. Columbia Gulf Transmission, et al.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Recently, when there was talk about Houston-based ATP Oil and Gas’ (ATP) legal problems, it was inevitably about its bankruptcy and its effort to bring the overriding royalty interests it had conveyed back into the bankrupt estate as debt instruments.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 2, 2020

climate change litigation, as these cases continue to grow in number. Moreover, in addition to climate change litigation, the Supreme Court’s review could have a significant impact on Louisiana’s coastal erosion litigation, where energy companies have asserted similar arguments when removing those 42 cases.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 29, 2021

QEP Energy Company , the Western District of Louisiana rejected, for the second time in this case, Plaintiffs’ claims seeking a disgorgement of QEP’s profits. This case was handled by Paul Adkins of Liskow’s Baton Rouge office. Accordingly, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of QEP as to all of Plaintiffs’ claims.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

The tables turned again at the Texas Supreme Court, which ultimately held that the boundary stipulation was valid and that the defendants conclusively established their ratification defense, but the case is still ongoing. The case then proceeded to trial on Concho’s counterclaims. Factual and Procedural Background.

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