Interest Paid on Past Due Royalties
The Texas Supreme Court is going to hear a case in which the issue is whether the interest to be paid on past due royalties is simple or compound interest. In the case of Samson Exploration, LLC v....
View ArticleFree Use of Gas Clauses
The Texas Supreme Court recently considered oil and gas leases that involved the interaction of the “free use of gas” clause and the royalty due on gas used off the leased premises. In Carl v. Hilcorp...
View ArticleThe Lithium “Boom” in Northeast Texas
Lithium mining is apparently becoming the next boom activity in Northeast Texas, particularly in Cass, Franklin, Morris and Titus Counties. There are a few things to know about lithium leasing. First,...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court: Simple Interest Applies to Late Royalty Payments
In a recent case, the Texas Supreme Court considered whether interest on late royalty payments was supposed to be simple or compound interest. In Samson Exploration, LLC v. Bordages, 662 S.W.3d 501,...
View ArticleTexas Court of Appeals Rules on Production Sharing Agreement
Earlier this year, the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals was called on to interpret the rights provided by a production sharing agreement. A production sharing agreement is an agreement between an oil...
View ArticleFixed vs. Floating Royalty Considered by Texas Supreme Court
Whether a royalty granted or reserved in a deed is a “fixed” or “floating” royalty has resulted in a lot of litigation in Texas. The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals considered the issue again in Hahn...
View ArticleWho Owns the Rights to Salt Caverns?
In 2022, in a case decided by the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals, the issue was who owns the right to use underground salt caverns: the mineral owner or the surface owner? In this case,...
View ArticleMore Issues with Electric Vehicle Batteries
I recently caught up with my stack of reading material, and one article that I found especially interesting is an article by Dr.Iddo Wernick entitled “The Many Problems with Batteries”. It is an...
View ArticleWho Owns Produced Water in Texas?
A somewhat unsettled question in Texas law is just who owns the water that is produced in some wells along with the oil and gas. Produced water has usually been considered a waste product, and the...
View ArticleTexas Appeals Court Refuses to Add Width to Pipeline Easement
In Premcor Pipeline Co. v. Wingate, No. 09-22-00117-CV (Tex. Civ. App. Apr. 11, 2024), the Court considered a dispute regarding Premcor’s use of Wingate’s roads and bridges to service its pipelines....
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