Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This case presents two critical questions: Who owns subsurface caverns created by salt mining operations, and How should in-kind royalties be calculated for salt production? ” The Fifth Circuit, applying Texas law in  Dunn-McCampbell Royalty Interest, Inc. Part I: The Battle Over Subsurface Storage Rights A.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

10] First, the mortgagee claimed that the trial court erred in its conclusion that the mortgagee was assigned a portion of the working interest in the Lease because the mortgage only granted the mortgagee a security interest in the Lease. [11] Tauren immediately assigned a portion of the overriding royalty interest to Wells Fargo.”

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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 Swift Energy Operating, LLC, 622 S.W.3d

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