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Texas Supreme Court rules produced water belongs to mineral lessee

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

COG Operating announced June 27 resolves a contentious dispute between surface estate owners and mineral estate holders “with far reaching implications for the water midstream sector and upstream oil and gas industry.” COG said it owned the produced water and sued, the trial court agreed with COG, and the court of appeals affirmed.

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Texas Supreme Court Opines on Ownership of Produced Water

Oil and Gas Lawyer

Between 2005 and 2014, the Colliers granted leases covering 37,000 acres of land in Reeves County to COG. The leases granted lease of only “oil and gas” or “oil, gas and other hydrocarbons.” COG Operating, LLC , a dispute over ownership of produced water. Its holding: COG, the operator, owns the produced water.

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Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Review Three Oil and Gas Cases in 2016

The Energy Law

On September 2, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court agreed to review three oil and gas cases involving issues pertinent to the industry and land and mineral owners. is another top-lease case from the Amarillo Court of Appeals. BP America Production Company v. Red Deer Resources, LLC In BP America Production Company v. Laddex, Ltd.

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Texas Supreme Court to Hear Miesch Case

The Energy Law

The Court will also hear arguments on the applicability of the discovery rule and fraudulent concealment to claims by oil and gas lessors. Liskow & Lewis attorney Butch Marseglia submitted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of The Texas Oil & Gas Association. Emerald Oil & Gas v. 13-99-757, 2005 WL 167051 (Tex.App.—Corpus

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Coccidioidomycosis: An Enduring Work-Related Disease

NIOSH Science: Oil & Gas

2005] but only about 22,000 cases were reported in 2011 in the United States. Coccidioidomycosis is endemic (native and common) in the southwestern United States, the Central Valley of California, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America [CDC 2013a]. This suggests that the disease is greatly underreported [CDC 2013b].

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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. The two federal district court judges handling the eight cases reached different conclusions on Plaintiffs’ remand motions. BP PLC et al.

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You Cannot Just Read the Regulations to Understand Stormwater Permitting for Oil and Gas Activities!

The Energy Law

Holden EPA’s most recent NPDES regulations for stormwater permitting of oil and gas facilities were vacated by the Ninth Circuit in 2008 and new regulations have not been promulgated. The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) added language creating a permitting exemption for uncontaminated runoff from Oil and Gas operations.

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