Whoa! I didn’t see this one coming. Pennsylvania lessees are not entitled to an equitable extension of the primary term of an oil and gas lease in the face of a legal challenge to the validity of the lease.
Half way during the primary term of a five-year lease, lessors the Harrisons sued Cabot in
It was an abrupt and remarkable about-face. In a Rose Garden ceremony in the presence of the CEOs of America’s largest oil companies and special guest David Koch (brother Charles remained ball-gagged and handcuffed by the editorial board of The Nation), President Obama signed an executive order fast-tracking construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Co-Author Brooke SizerWhat must a Louisiana lessee do to avoid statutory penalties for non-payment of royalty, and what must a royalty owner do to put the lessee on notice that royalties are not being paid? The answers are, more than the lessee did in Samson Contour Energy E&P, LLC v. Smith and less than
You are negotiating to take a big oil and gas lease. The run sheets show you are dealing with an executive right owner on behalf of himself and his NPRI owner. His proposed terms are odd: a lower-than-market royalty and a higher-than-market bonus. After reflecting, you get it: The terms aren’t odd; they are just
The duty owed by the executive right holder to its non-participating royalty interest holder in Texas, long haunted by the ghost of Clinton Manges, is again examined. From KCM Financial, et al. v. Bradshaw and its precursors …
We Know This:
Co-Author Martin P. AverillIs Denbury’s Green Pipeline a common carrier? That question is alive and well in Texas. In Texas Rice Land Partners Ltd. v. Denbury Green-Texas Pipeline, LLC, the Beaumont court of appeals reversed a summary judgment granted by the trial court to Denbury, applying the Texas Supreme Court’s “reasonable probability” of
Co-author Sandra L. Mazan
It s been said that if you don’t ask for what you want you’ll get what you deserve. Mr. Hooks took that truism to heart.
Hooks v. Samson is about more than the discovery rule (See last week). Here are the other claims at issue:
Most Favored Nations Clause
Co-author Sandra L. MazanThe Texas Supreme Court – that elephants’ graveyard of claims and causes of action – has sided with a lessor-plaintiff who relied on the discovery rule to defeat a limitations defense. For the many with low expectations when the court agreed to review this case, this result is a welcomed surprise.
Co-author Brooke Sizer
A Quiz
You are in Louisiana and are described as having a “lesion beyond moiety”. What do you do?
A. Contact your primary care physician for an appointment;
B. Be relieved that the blessed end is near and you won’t
Allen Gilmer of DrillingInfo.com warns us about a threat to the nation’s health and safety that makes hydraulic fracturing look like a kindergarten cupcake party (if there were still such a thing). What’s worse is this scourge is not limited to communities where there is oil and gas production. The young seem to be most