2017 Casing Royalty 
Texas Oil & Gas Attorney
MAY 9, 2025
3d 544 (2024) , the Texas Supreme Court addressed a case where the Plaintiff claimed that two leases had terminated because a shut in royalty payment was made late. The leases in question had a pretty standard shut in royalty clause that allowed a payment of $50.00 Production on the only well ceased in September 2017.
The Energy Law
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
In a straightforward application of Louisiana’s prescriptive principles, the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit affirmed the trial court’s grant of exceptions of prescription, finding plaintiff’s claims for fraud, under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act (LUTPA), and for unpaid royalties all prescribed in Karen May v.
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Producer's Edge
APRIL 30, 2025
Background and Lease Terms In this case ( Scout Energy Mgmt., 31, 2024]), the Texas Supreme Court held that vague notations on shut-in royalty check receipts cannot modify an unambiguous lease provision regarding the timing and effect of shut-in payments. Taylor Properties , No. 23-1014, 2024 WL 5249490 [Tex.
The Energy Law
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
In a straightforward application of Louisiana’s prescriptive principles, the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit affirmed the trial court’s grant of exceptions of prescription, finding plaintiff’s claims for fraud, under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act (LUTPA), and for unpaid royalties all prescribed in Karen May v.
Producer's Edge
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could substantially clarify, or even fundamentally reshape, the characterization and ownership of underground storage rights in Texas. The case was Myers-Woodward v. The case remains pending before the Texas Supreme Court on petition for review.
The Energy Law
JUNE 12, 2017
On June 2, 2017 the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s judgment cancelling a mineral lease under Mineral Code article 140 and provided further clarity on a production in paying quantities analysis under Louisiana Mineral Code article 124. [1] 1] The dispute in Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. Tauren Exploration, Inc.
Producer's Edge
JUNE 4, 2025
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. Callon acquired and recorded its ownership interest in August 2017. —El Paso Jan. 28, 2025, no pet.
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