Co-author David Pruitt
Our Cornucopia post was a reminder that “subject to” is a phrase that punches well above its weight. In Brown et al v. Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P., those same two words undid a $2.3 million summary
Energy & the Law, published by Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, focuses on legal issues related to the energy sector, including oil and gas leases, mineral rights, and disputes arising from energy transactions. The blog covers litigation involving lease agreements, royalty payments, and surface use conflicts, as well as regulatory compliance and contractual interpretations in energy projects. It also addresses force majeure clauses in energy contracts, title disputes, and the application of statutes affecting energy operations. The content reflects the intersection of energy industry practices with legal principles such as property rights, contract law, and regulatory frameworks.
Co-author David Pruitt
Our Cornucopia post was a reminder that “subject to” is a phrase that punches well above its weight. In Brown et al v. Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P., those same two words undid a $2.3 million summary…
Co-author David Priutt
So says the Supreme Court of Texas in Braxton Minerals III, LLC v. Bauer. For many years there was doubt and confusion over whether a Texas court could assert its jurisdiction in a suit over mineral rights…
Co-author Gunner West
… at least according to the El Paso Court of Appeals. In Craddick v. Cimarex Energy Co., that court affirmed a take-nothing judgment against owners of overriding royalty interests in an oil and gas lease that…
Co-author Caleb White
In Boerschig v. Rio Grande Electrical Cooperative, Inc. the Supreme Court of Texas, in a four-justice opinion, a concurrence and four dissents, determined that an electric cooperative holds an easement by estoppel for a distribution line but,…
In WMH Farms v. Apache Corporation the Third Circuit Court of Appeal reversed summary judgment in favor of plaintiff/landowner WMH against lessee JP Oil and dismissed JP’s third-party demand against Walter Oil and Gas.
Then the Louisiana Supreme Court reversed…
Co-author Kamal Omar
In Zarvona Energy v. Black Stone Minerals Company, a Texas Court of Appeals reiterated that the cessation-of-production clause in an oil and gas lease cannot be read in absolute terms as a lessor might want it to…
Co-author Caleb White
After reading Devon Energy Production Company, L.P. v. Oliver if you’ recall a similar post-production cost dispute, it was last week. And the result was the same. Royalties under this lease are to be calculated…
You might know Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, for ’60’s political boss-segregationist Leander Perez. or maybe for its role in launching Huey Long’s political career after the New Orleans city fathers blew a hole in the levee in order to save…