Here is Something We Know A Texas mineral estate owner has an implied easement for reasonable use of the surface estate in developing and extracting the minerals below. And a Question Can the mineral estate owner and his lessee use the easement to produce from a mineral estate that is pooled with the surface estate?… Continue Reading
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Expert Testimony Rejected in Royalty Case
Posted in Royalty DisputesIf you are involved in a royalty case, or plan to be, read Occidental Permian, Ltd. v. French et al. The appellate court decided there was no evidence to support the trial court’s findings that the lessors were underpaid. (See my too-long December 6 post for the underlying facts.) In this case the plaintiffs were the losers. Takeways (In… Continue Reading