How do Texas Courts measure contractual time periods? The answer can have a big impact on compliance and potential damages. In this Texas oil and gas case law update, we discuss the Texas Supreme Court's recent decision in Apache v. Apollo
In this landmark case, the Texas Supreme Court reaffirmed its recognition of the so-called “estate misconception theory,” and created a new rebuttable presumption governing so-called “double fraction” deed interpretation cases.
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...
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...
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.
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.
