Supreme Court of Texas Washes Out the “Anadarko Washout”
If your co-tenant drills the well… does your lease still live? The Texas Supreme Court just tackled a high-stakes question that’s shaken up oil and gas titles across the state.
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Who Owns the Empty Space? Texas Supreme Court Affirms Surface Ownership of Salt Caverns in Landmark Ruling
Who owns the void left behind after millions of tons of salt are mined - and can it be used for someone else’s storage business? The Texas Supreme Court just drew the line.
Unclear Jury Instructions Allow for Various Interpretations
Lario Oil & Gas Co. v. Black Hawk Energy Services, Ltd. highlights the importance of carefully drafting jury instructions and questions.
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.
Post-Van Dyke Litigation Roundup
The legacy doctrine recognizes that during the “era” in which the deed in question was executed, “‘1/8’ was widely used as a term of art to refer to the total mineral estate.”
Challenge to Bankruptcy Asset Sale Held “Moot” Without Stay or Uncertainty
The United States Fifth Circuit recently delivered a victory for parties both Debtors in bankruptcy and purchaser of property from the Debtors’ estate by affirming that...
Producer's Edge: Volume 6, 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 eighth issue of Producer's Edge here....
Are PSA/Allocation Wells “Pooling By Another Name”?
The current answer to this question is no. In R.R. Comm’n of Tex. v. Opiela, the Austin Court of Appeals concluded that PSA/allocation wells are not the same as pooling under Texas law.
Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Mexico
The United States Department of the Interior recently proposed a second offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico after the first auction generated a high (and single) bid of $5.6 million.
Grubb Report: Quickly Assessing Your Needs in an Offshore Dispute
When an operator or record title holder is required to decommission offshore assets, many assume that other and prior record title holders will pay their “fair share” of decommissioning costs.
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