The Energy Law

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently issued a decision in a downhole damages case, reversing the Third Circuit’s misguided application of the manifest error standard of review. The dispute arose out of the drilling and operation of two wells drilled in 1999. Hayes Fund for the First United Methodist Church of Welsh, LLC v.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 6, 2009

By Sarah Steward-Lindsey On November 21, 2008, the Supreme Court of Texas decided that a mineral owner’s participation in a validly pooled unit did not cease simply because the lease of that interest terminated.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2008

10-06-00236-CV, 2008 WL 90444 (Tex. 9, 2008), the issue presented was whether the preferential right in a Joint Operating Agreement was triggered when working interests subject to the JOA were to be sold along with other interests not subject to the agreement. First Source Texas, Inc. ,

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The Energy Law

MARCH 12, 2008

06-31238, 2008 WL 588745 (5th Cir. 2008), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a qui tam action brought under the Federal Claims Act (FCA). He alleged that the defendants then received the benefit of continuing operations under a federal contract, the federal oil and gas lease.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

1] Prior to the Pennsylvania ruling, there were two seminal cases that have addressed the issue and reached conflicting results. The court found that an actionable trespass claim requires an injury and that the only claimed injury in this case—drainage of gas from beneath the plaintiff’s property—was barred by the rule of capture. [3]

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Decommis sioning liability for predecessors: Current regulations – All lessees and owners of operating rights are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations. A party that assigns a record title interest or operating rights remains liable for decommissioning liability. This first of such NTLs, NTL No.

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Producer's Edge

MAY 19, 2025

May 16, 2025), the Texas Supreme Court resolved two significant issues affecting mineral owners and surface owners: (1) who owns the empty caverns created by salt mining operations, and (2) how to calculate royalty payments on produced salt. Swift Energy Operating, LLC, 622 S.W.3d Underground Services Markham, LLC, No. 3d 39, 49 (Tex.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Case: United States v. Factual Background In July of 2008, nearly 300,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Mississippi River in New Orleans when a tugboat towing an oil-filled barge veered across the river into the path of an ocean-going tanker. DRD then operated the MEL OLIVER under a time charter to ACL. 16-31150, F.3d

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Decommis sioning liability for predecessors: Current regulations – All lessees and owners of operating rights are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations. A party that assigns a record title interest or operating rights remains liable for decommissioning liability. This first of such NTLs, NTL No.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 4, 2019

In most cases, new owners will have nine months from the date of acquisition to notify EPA of their interest in participating in the program. 1, 2008) – which allow for the elimination of the gravity component of the penalty rather than the entire penalty. 44991 (Aug.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2015

Kachina”) operates a natural gas gathering system, as well as a gas pipeline. Procedural History In 2008, Lillis contracted to sell his gas directly to Davis, and constructed his own pipeline to the Davis Plant. Factual Background Kachina Pipeline Company, Inc. emphasis by Court).

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

The plaintiff, Martha Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, alleged that the defendant lessees, Samson Resources Company (“Samson”), COG Operating LLC (“Concho”), drilled and operated a well on her leasehold. The parties signed the stipulation in August and September 2008, and it was subsequently recorded in the county records.

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The Energy Law

MAY 3, 2021

The plaintiff, Martha Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, alleged that the defendant lessees, Samson Resources Company (“Samson”), COG Operating LLC (“Concho”), drilled and operated a well on her leasehold. The parties signed the stipulation in August and September 2008, and it was subsequently recorded in the county records.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 1, 2008

Stephens Martin Paving, LP , 2008 WL 400397, *1 (Tex. 2008), addressed the issue of whether Texas public policy prohibits a “liability insurance provider from indemnifying an award for punitive damages imposed on its insured because of gross negligence.”

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Oil and Gas Investments

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Cypress owned a majority stake in the company from 2002 to 2008. Source: Complete Solar Q2 Presentation In 2008 Cypress spun out SunPower. Blue Raven has over 3,000 employees and operates in 21 states (SunPower bought them to expand outside of California). At the peak, SunPower accounted for more than half of Cypress revenue.

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McKinsey

JUNE 26, 2025

Skip to main content Private real estate companies can ace the US student housing test June 26, 2025 | Article Alex Wolkomir   Jonathan Law Skomantas Pocius Aligning the needs of students, universities, and private real estate owners and operators can lead to long-term success in student housing. percent for student housing, 2.5

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

s March 2019 permit to construct and operate cross-border pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canada The Keystone XL project, first proposed by TC Energy Corporation in 2008, is the fourth phase of the Keystone Pipeline project intended to create a shorter path between terminals in Nebraska and Alberta, Canada. Canada border in Montana.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

s March 2019 permit to construct and operate cross-border pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canada The Keystone XL project, first proposed by TC Energy Corporation in 2008, is the fourth phase of the Keystone Pipeline project intended to create a shorter path between terminals in Nebraska and Alberta, Canada. Canada border in Montana.

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