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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.
SCOTX Clarifies Burlington Post-Production Royalty Opinion
On February 4, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that, based on the terms of the instrument at issue, including use of the phrase “delivered to Grantor’s credit, free of cost in the pipe line,” BlueStone was permitted to reduce the royalty base to account for...
Lease Termination Case turns on meaning of "Leased Premises"
This article is from the McGinnis Lochridge Oil & Gas newsletter, Producer’s Edge – Vol. 4, Issue 1. Read the full newsletter here. In King Operating Corp. v. Double Eagle Andrews, LLC, the Eastland Court of Appeals was required to determine the superior ownership to between two lessee with competing...
Producer’s Edge: Interpretation of Separate Lease Clause Leads to Lease Termination
In Tier 1 Resources Partners v. Delaware Basin Resources, LLC, the El Paso Court of Appeals held that a lease covering two 640-acre sections of land terminated as to one 640-section at the end of the lease’s primary term.
Emerging Issues in the Use and Disposal of Water
Oil and gas exploration involves a lot of water. A recent study commissioned by the Texas Water Development Board predicts that the oil and gas industry’s demand for water in exploration, development, and extraction operations will continue rising through at least the year 2030.
Grubb Report: Three Tips for Responding to Third Party Subpoenas in the Energy Industry
In my practice, I have assisted clients ranging from publicly traded energy companies to individual executives in responding to third party subpoenas. Each subpoena is unique and fact dependent. However, below are three things to keep in mind when you or your company receive a third party subpoena.
Recent Case Addresses Tortious Interference Claims and Top Leases
Title disputes related to the partial termination of oil and gas leases under the terms of retained acreage clauses continue to grace the pages of this Texas’ oil and gas jurisprudence.
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