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
Co-author Alexandra CrawleyIn Elm Ridge Exploration Co., LLC v. Engle we are reminded of a little-used provision in the 1989 Model Form Operating Agreement. Article VI.D.1 allows the operator to use its own equipment, but his charges may not exceed prevailing rates in the area, and the rates must be agreed to in writing
Who should decide when, where, how, and even if, hydraulic fracturing should occur?
The locals: “You hypocrites Our good public servants in Austin want ‘local control’ when its against Washington, but deny us the same right. We know better than you about what’s best for our community. To hell with catastrophic litigation exposure and
Have you ever wondered about the original purpose of the retained acreage clause? According to Professor Kramer, it was “to prevent the lessee from losing those portions of a lease that had productive wells thereon if the rest of the lease terminated”. The term
Co-author Shannon ThorneIn McBride v. Estis Well Service, LLC, the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that punitive damages are not available to seamen under the Jones Act or under general maritime law. In those cases, recovery is limited to pecuniary losses.
The Drill Barge Accident
Estis Well Service owned and operated
The spirit of Charles Ponzi lives in the oil and gas business. Today we offer advice for attracting special attention from powerful federal authorities, inspired by SEC v. Helms et al. Here’s how you do it:
Helms and Kaelin, marketed a limited partnership to hold royalty interests in 2000 wells and raised $31,000,000 from