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
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