The McGinnis Lochridge Oil and Gas Practice Group publishes the Producer’s Edge with the purpose of keeping our valued clients and contacts in the oil and gas industry updated and informed regarding interesting Texas case law...more
In this case, Texas Crude Energy, LLC (Texas Crude) and Warwick-Athena, LLC (Warwick) (collectively, the non-operators) sued Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., LP (Burlington or the operator) after Burlington refused to...more
This recent case (Rock River Minerals, LP v. Pioneer Nat. Res. USA Inc., No. 08-23-00216-CV, 2024 WL 4528917 [Tex. App.—El Paso Oct. 18, 2024, no pet. h.]) explored whether an assignment of an overriding royalty interest,...more
Under Van Dyke, deeds with double-fraction royalty reservations referencing “1/8” are presumed to reserve a floating royalty interest unless clearly contradicted. Defenses like waiver, ratification, and limitations cannot...more
5/12/2025
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Appeals ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Terms ,
Deeds ,
Mineral Exploration ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Mineral Leases ,
Mineral Rights ,
Oil & Gas ,
Property Owners ,
Royalties ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Texas ,
Unjust Enrichment
This lease royalty case involved a dispute over whether the lessee was permitted to deduct volumes of gas used off the premises to power post-production activities on other gas produced from the same well. Carl v. Hilcorp...more
4/17/2025
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Breach of Contract ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Terms ,
Gas Royalties ,
Mineral Leases ,
Oil & Gas ,
Property Owners ,
Texas ,
TX Supreme Court
Unitex WI, LLC v. CT Land & Cattle Co., LLC, No. 07-23-00390-CV, 2024 WL 3249338 (Tex. App.—Amarillo June 28, 2024, pet. filed)...more
3/25/2025
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Breach of Contract ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Forced Pooling ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Mineral Leases ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Property Owners ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Surface Owner ,
Texas