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7th District Court of Appeals Issues First Decision Addressing the Enforceability of “Anti-Washout” Provision in Assignments of Overriding Royalty Interests

Vorys Energy

Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently held that an “anti-washout” provision found in multiple assignments of overriding royalty interests covering leases that subsequently expired was not binding on the original lessee’s assignees, which had taken new leases to those same lands, as there was no privity of contract.

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Kimbell to Bolster Permian Position with $231 Million Acquisition

Rigzone: News

Kimbell signed a deal to acquire Boren Minerals' oil and natural gas mineral and royalty interests in the Permian Basin for about $231 million.

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Texas Supreme Court Holds that References to “One-Eighth” in Old Oil and Gas Conveyances Presumptively Refer to the Entire Mineral Estate

The Energy Law Blog

In the context of antiquated oil and gas conveyances including a double fraction that includes “one-eighth,” the Court affirmed this principle by holding that such language gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that “one-eighth” refers to the entire mineral estate. Dawkins , 483 S.W.3d Element Petroleum Props., 11-21-00103-CV (Tex.

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The Continued Struggle to Rebut the Van Dyke Presumption

Producer's Edge

Travis Lattner, Jr., “a non-participating royalty of one-fourth (1/4th) of the landowner’s usual one-eighth (1/8th) royalty on oil and gas produced and saved from said land[.]” By way of background, in 1955 J.D. and Elva Arthur conveyed to W. By way of background, in 1955 J.D. and Elva Arthur conveyed to W.

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Investing in Oil and Gas Royalties Explained

Aresco

Investing in oil and gas royalties involves purchasing the rights to receive a portion of the revenue generated from the production and sale of oil and gas from a particular property or lease. Passive Income : Oil and gas royalties can provide investors with a source of passive income.

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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 Blog

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 lessees owned working interests in certain oil and gas leases that were executed in 2007.

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Texas Court Subjects Override to Non-Consent Penalties

The Energy Law Blog

BTA Oil Producers , No. James Boldrick is an assignee of an overriding royalty interest in property subleased to BTA. BTA, the assignor and creator of Boldrick’s interest, elected non-consent status regarding the well at issue, proposed and drilled by Chevron. By Marie Carlisle: Boldrick v. Eastland March 22, 2007).