Blog Casing Royalty Interest 
Valor
JUNE 11, 2025
Whether you own a single royalty interest or manage a large mineral portfolio, title curative work is essential to ensuring your ownership is properly documented and revenue flows without delay. The blog/website should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state.
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 support of that notion, the Court cited the 1957 Texas Supreme Court case Garrett v. Dils Co. , 2d 904 (Tex. Element Petroleum Props., 11-21-00103-CV (Tex.
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The Energy Law
APRIL 4, 2023
The current proposed bill, however, would require operators to remit all royalty payments directly to the lessors on behalf of nonparticipating working interest owners prior to well payout, i.e., during the recoupment of costs, and the statutorily authorized risk charge. Perhaps time will tell.
Texas Oil & Gas Attorney
JUNE 30, 2024
The Plaintiff sold land to a third party and reserved a 1/8 royalty nonparticipating royalty interest (fixed royalty language). The Court of Appeals reversed and held that the stipulation of interest should not be considered, and that the Plaintiff owned a 1/8 fixed royalty. ConocoPhillips Co.,
The Energy Law
MARCH 15, 2023
Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, it is expressly provided that the terms of this paragraph shall be controlling over the provisions of Paragraph 3 of this lease to the contrary and this paragraph shall not be treated as surplusage despite the holding in the cases styled “Heritage Resources, Inc. NationsBank”, 939 S.W.2d
The Energy Law
APRIL 19, 2021
The Eagle II case is the second case that arose between TRO-X, L.P. (“TRO-X”) Factual and Procedural Background TRO-X and Eagle entered into an agreement to buy and sell certain leases, sharing the cash and mineral interest proceeds derived from such sales (the “Agreement”). TRO-X, L.P. , 18-0983, 2021 WL 1045723, at *1 (Tex.
The Energy Law
JUNE 12, 2017
the Louisiana Second Circuit upheld a trial court’s ruling that the holder of a security interest in mineral leases was solidarily liable for damages under the Louisiana Mineral Code stemming from its mineral lessees/mortgagors’ actions. [1] in unpaid royalties and an additional double damages penalty of $484,058.52 4] $242,029.26
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