The appellate court held that no extrinsic evidence was needed to interpret a will granting each beneficiary a 1/10 interest in the Dragon Unit mineral interest, limited to 21.26 acres within the 118.4-acre tract, not the entire tract.
Armour Pipe Line v. Sandel Energy, 2022 Tex.App.LEXIS 7265 (Houston [14th Dist.] 2022, no pet. In this case, the 14th District Court of Appeals in Houston held that a purported reservation in favor of a stranger of title was void, and rejected the stranger’s argument that the...
A winning strategy in an assignment interpretation case often involves finding a persuasive harmonization between the form of assignment and the exhibit containing property descriptions.
Exculpatory provisions are important considerations in JOAs. They can provide protection from certain claims and liabilities as an inducement to serve as the operator.
In the wake of COVID and Winter Storm URI, the phrase “force majeure” has practically become a household term. But handling a force majeure dispute is not for the wary, as a variety of issues and complications can arise.
In this case, the Texas Supreme Court reviewed a “bespoke” oil and gas lease, and held that its “unique,” “unusual,” and “broad lease language” provided for a “proceeds plus” royalty base.
