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Recoupment of Overpaid Oil and Gas Royalties

Texas Oil & Gas Attorney

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided an interesting case involving recoupment of overpaid oil and gas royalties. in royalties since 2016. in royalties since 2016. In DDR Weinert, Ltd. Ovintiv USA, Inc. , 23-50479, 2025 WL 636315 (5th Cir. They sold those tracts to DDR. Naturally, DDR filed suit.

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Fasken v. Puig – Another Post-Production Cost Case

Oil and Gas Lawyer

04-23-00106-CV, the San Antonio Court of Appeals was asked to construe a royalty reservation in a 1960 deed: There is saved, excepted and reserved, in favor of the undersigned, B.A. Said interest hereby reserved is Non-Participating Royalty. In Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. Hyder , 483 S.W.3d 3d 870 (Tex. Nationsbank , 939 S.w.2d

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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. Red Deer has been set for oral argument on November 10, 2016. is another top-lease case from the Amarillo Court of Appeals. BP America Production Company v.

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Texas Supreme Court Holds that References to “One-Eighth” in Old Oil and Gas Conveyances Presumptively Refer to the Entire Mineral Estate

The Energy Law

In the 1920s—the time the deed at issue was executed—lessors commonly reserved a one-eighth royalty interest when they executed oil and gas leases. In addition to the estate misconception theory, the Court analyzed the “legacy of the one-eighth royalty.” Dils Co. , 2d 904 (Tex. Dawkins , 483 S.W.3d Element Petroleum Props.,

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Trudging the Rocky Landscape of Royalty Dispute Litigation with the Texas Supreme Court Yet Again in BlueStone

The Energy Law

With the prevalence of cases involving royalty disputes in Texas, the state’s Supreme Court has never hesitated to address these issues. But the Court’s sporadic holdings regarding royalty clauses, each so specific to the particular language of the lease, have left lessees on unsteady footing. Heritage Resources , 939 S.W.2d

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BRAZIL POTASH GRO-NYSE THE MOST COMPELLING BUSINESS CASE IN GLOBAL RESOURCES

Oil and Gas Investments

The preliminary environmental license was awarded in 2016, but then left in limbo for the following 6 years while objections went through the courts to decide if all aspects of the license had been done in compliance. Part of the funding for Autazes will come from a royalty agreement with Franco Nevada.

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When Contract Language Costs Millions: Court Strikes Down Post-Closing Assignment 'Corrections'

Producer's Edge

the El Paso Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's summary judgment and held that post-closing "corrections" to overriding royalty assignments were invalid and unenforceable against a subsequent purchaser. —El Paso Jan. 28, 2025, no pet. The sales contracts addressed this extra up-to-5% interest through Section 8.1(iii),