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. 035 cents per mcf.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

Sheppard is a royalty dispute between several lessees, Devon Energy Production Co., concerning a novel royalty term that may have a huge impact on the way oil and gas royalties are paid in the future. The royalty clause at issue required the lessees to pay to the lessors 1/5th of the “gross proceeds” as a royalty.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

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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The Energy Law

MARCH 7, 2023

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.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Jan 12, 2024) concerns how three related provisions in an oil and gas lease interact: (1) a royalty clause; (2) a free-use clause; and (3) an off-lease clause. When parties to an oil and gas lease reserve royalties, they stipulate where those royalties are to be valued—sometimes referred to as the “valuation point”—in the royalty clause.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

While the Court is no stranger to interpreting (and often muddling) the familiar royalty clause interpretation questions surrounding the first issue, in a case of first impression, the Court also analyzed the breadth of a lease’s free-use clause. after deductions), resulting in lower royalty payments for the royalty owners.

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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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The Energy Law

JUNE 28, 2018

hands a victory to financiers of oil and gas operations and settles a long-running controversy over the amount of damages available for failure to pay mineral royalties. Those articles set forth the obligations of the “former owner” or “former lessee” to provide written evidence that mineral rights have been extinguished.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 3, 2023

Although the bill expressly provides that “[a] renewable energy lease is not a mineral lease,” the proposed legislation contains a number of provisions that are either identical or substantially similar to the Louisiana Mineral Code articles governing mineral leases. An identical provision exists in the Mineral Code.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

While the Court is no stranger to interpreting (and often muddling) the familiar royalty clause interpretation questions surrounding the first issue, in a case of first impression, the Court also analyzed the breadth of a lease’s free-use clause. after deductions), resulting in lower royalty payments for the royalty owners.

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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

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This article discusses a couple more cases in 2024. Travis Lattner, Jr., “a non-participating royalty of one-fourth (1/4th) of the landowner’s usual one-eighth (1/8th) royalty on oil and gas produced and saved from said land[.]” By way of background, in 1955 J.D. and Elva Arthur conveyed to W.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2021

Free-Use Clause and Further Interprets Conflicting Royalty Clause Provisions The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. For almost a decade, the original lessee to the agreements never subtracted post-production costs from the royalty owners’ royalty payments.

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Rigzone

JUNE 10, 2025

First-Quarter Results Gran Tierra reported first-quarter total average working interest before royalties (WI) production of 46,647 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), 14 percent higher than the previous quarter and 45 percent higher year over year.

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Producer's Edge

MAY 19, 2025

In my latest article on Producer’s Edge, I explore the Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in Myers-Woodward v. USM, which discusses two significant issues: the ownership of subsurface caverns and the method of calculating royalties on salt.

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Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This article summarizes the arguments made by the parties, and the Justices' questions and observations at the oral argument. 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? 3d 39 , 47 (Tex.

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Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

If you're already a valued subscriber to one or both of our existing publications, then rest assured, you'll continue to receive the same high-quality case updates and insightful articles — now through our new ProducersEdge.law domain.  This To mark this launch, we're pleased to share our latest content: Vol.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 28, 2022

This article focuses on the latter. Article original published in the Society of Applied Geoscientists and Engineers Magazine, the SAGE MAGE, March 2022, vol. Regulatory approval for CCUS falls under two broad categories. Namely, agency approvals related to enhanced hydrocarbon recovery and those related to geologic sequestration.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 4, 2007

A deed reserving a mineral servitude for a period of ten years does not create a ten-year fixed servitude, but instead re-affirms the statutory ten-year prescription of nonuse applicable to mineral servitudes established in article 27 of the Louisiana Mineral Code. Mary Operating Company v. Lester Joseph Champagne , 06-984 (La.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

1] In the case, a landowner sued its mineral lessees for: (1) failure to provide a recordable act evidencing the expiration of a mineral lease under Mineral Code articles 206-209 and (2) failure to pay royalties under Mineral Code articles 137-140. [2] in unpaid royalties and an additional double damages penalty of $484,058.52

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The Energy Law

MARCH 18, 2024

1, 2024), the Fifth Circuit held that an oil-and-gas royalties class action belongs in federal court based on its interpretation that the “principal injuries” prong of the CAFA local controversy exception requires all plaintiffs sustain their principal injuries in the forum state. As a matter of first impression, in Cheapside Mins.,

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The Energy Law

MAY 22, 2023

Of particular note is Arkansas’s unique payment structure for bromine production; rather than paying a royalty based on a percentage value for the brine or bromine, producers essentially pay a flat rental per acre to the landowners. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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Oil and Gas Investments

JUNE 11, 2025

This article has been paid for, and issued on behalf of, NexMetals Mining Corp (formerly Premium Resources Ltd.) So the government needs all the employment, taxes and royalties from this asset. The government has a 3% royalty on the Selebi Mine—they are vested in a re-start as quickly as possible! Hopefully, NexMetals is next.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2022

In the interest of full disclosure, the authors of this article served as counsel of record on behalf of an amici group in Johnson, as counsel of record on behalf of the defendants in Self, and as counsel of record on behalf of various Louisiana operators in other lawsuits implicated by Johnson and Self.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2020

UNOCAL also reserved a 3% overriding royalty. Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. UNOCAL assigned operating rights in the leases to ATP, who later assigned 20% of those rights to Sojitz.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 4, 2018

for a one-fourth (1/4) mineral royalty and as much as ten thousand ($10,000) dollars per acre bonus royalty.” Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The CEQ report noted that royalty rate reduction credits for carbon capture could potentially create financial incentives for investment and recognized the need to address long-term liability after a storage site has been closed. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

Rights owners receive payment for minerals (oil and gas for the purpose of this article, but it can include mining of others) that are harvested and sold by producers. Selling mineral rights involves getting money up front instead of receiving a monthly royalty check paid across many years. Why do they sell?

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

Several years later, Eagle purchased several leases and sold them to Chesapeake Exploration, LLC (“Chesapeake”), reserving an overriding royalty interest and a back-in working interest (the “Interests”). When the suit went to trial, the leases subject to the Chesapeake sale had not generated any royalty income.

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Oil and Gas Investments

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Part of the funding for Autazes will come from a royalty agreement with Franco Nevada. That is $1M for the option – the purchase price of the royalty will be based on a 12.5% There is also a 2% royalty that will be paid to the Brazilian government. Note: BRAZIL POTASH has reviewed and sponsored this article.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

Importantly, the first resolution emphasizes “that the Temporary Moratorium and Resumption Period enacted by this Resolution do not allow an operator or lessee to fail to pay royalties if they continue to obtain production during these times. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 10, 2021

Louisiana Revised Statute 31:210 addresses rental and royalty payments that are owed to parties holding an interest in the leased property when an issue arises as to title. 31:210 did not apply, and that the Hills’ argument that La. 31:210 preempts provisions of the Louisiana Civil Code had no merit.

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Oil and Gas Investments

OCTOBER 10, 2024

See this valuation chart from the article I wrote on Nexgold a few months ago: The opportunity has been sitting in plain sight for a long time, but Giustra and Lekstrom are making it happen. royalty on Goldboro that Nexgold can re-purchase at their option. Both companies have great deposits, with high grade, infrastructure and permits.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

Several years later, Eagle purchased several leases and sold them to Chesapeake Exploration, LLC (“Chesapeake”), reserving an overriding royalty interest and a back-in working interest (the “Interests”). When the suit went to trial, the leases subject to the Chesapeake sale had not generated any royalty income.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 10, 2021

Louisiana Revised Statute 31:210 addresses rental and royalty payments that are owed to parties holding an interest in the leased property when an issue arises as to title. 31:210 did not apply, and that the Hills’ argument that La. 31:210 preempts provisions of the Louisiana Civil Code had no merit.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 26, 2019

30:10] simply means that, for all of this, he is given the equivalent of a “no cost” royalty clause on production proceeds. Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. A strict construction of [La.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 22, 2008

The deed conveyed to the Jameses one-half of the royalties and mineral interests in the property and reserved the other one-half to Gray Investments. Division orders were prepared by Kelley Oil Corporation, a predecessor-in-interest to Samson, and the Jameses began receiving royalties.

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