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Producer’s Edge, Volume 6, Issue 2, brings you regulatory developments, and industry trends tailored for the oil and gas sector.
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Who Owns the Void? Oral Arguments at SCOTX Regarding Underground Storage Rights
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could substantially clarify, or even fundamentally reshape, the characterization and ownership of underground storage rights in Texas.
New Business Courts: Strategic Considerations for Oil and Gas Counsel
The Texas Business Courts will potentially impact a wide range of cases, from high-value contract disputes to intricate corporate governance issues.
COPAS Accounting Procedures: Key Litigation Perspectives
To many oil and gas lawyers the COPAS accounting procedure is sometimes an afterthought. But, in the context of JOA disputes, whether or not directly involving accounting issues, the COPAS procedure can have a critical impacts.
Royalty Recoupment: Operator's Primer for Recovering Overpayments
For oil and gas operators, few things are more frustrating than discovering you may have been overpaying royalties to a person or entity in your paydeck.
Reworking Operations Held Not to Satisfy Continuous Development Clause
HJSA No. 3, Ltd. P’ship v. Sundown Energy Ltd. P’ship, No. 08-18-00113-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 7254 (Tex. App.—El Paso Aug. 16, 2019, no pet. h.) This oil and gas lease termination dispute centered on a disagreement as to what type of "drilling operations" constituted...
Employment Law Update: The Fifth Circuit Addresses Day-Rate Compensation Schemes Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
This summer, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed an often used and hotly litigated compensation practice adopted by oil and gas companies—day rates.
Producer's Edge: Volume 2, Issue 1
McGinnis Lochridge's Oil & Gas Newsletter: Producer's Edge keeps clients informed about Texas oil and gas case law, regulatory updates, and insightful articles relevant to the oil and gas community. Download the third issue of Producer's Edge here....
Strip and Gores Doctrine Extends Conveyance to Adjacent Severed Mineral Interest
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals held that the “strip and gore doctrine” applied to a 1984 conveyance of 76 acres, causing the conveyance to also include a severed mineral interest underlying an adjacent 8.25-acre strip of land.
U.S. Regulation of Cross-Border Transactions in the Oilfield Sector
Companies considering business opportunities outside of the United States must be prepared to deal with a myriad of new laws and regulations. There may be foreign laws to contend with, of course, but there are also U.S. laws related to international trade...
Severed Mineral Estates and Surface Use Disputes Part One: Extent of Implied Easement
Due perhaps to geologic serendipity, Texas has a long and extensive history of oil and gas exploration and production. Consequently, much of Texas’ lands have experienced...
