Oil & Gas 360º

APRIL 2, 2025

Chevron will retain a 30% non-operated working interest in a joint venture with TGNR and an overriding royalty interest in the assets. Tokyo Gas and CCI own an approximate 93% and 7% interest in TGNR, respectively. The transaction is anticipated to generate over $1.2

Royalty Interest

Oil & Gas 360º

JUNE 3, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) –MIDLAND, Texas, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Viper Energy, Inc. NASDAQ:VNOM) (Viper or the Company), a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. NASDAQ:FANG) (Diamondback), and Sitio Royalties Corp. About Viper Energy, Inc. About Diamondback Energy, Inc. mboe/d) Approximately 16.1

Royalty

Vorys Energy

JANUARY 2, 2024

Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently interpreted two reservations of non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) involving double fractions, holding that they reserved fixed, rather than floating, royalties. Ohio, LLC , 2023-Ohio-4749.

Royalty Interest

The Energy Law

MARCH 15, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court recently released its opinion in Devon Energy Production Company, L.P. 2023), in which it held that lessees owed royalties in excess of their gross proceeds, specifically “adding back” costs incurred by third-party buyers that were enumerated in the sales contract and subtracted from the sales price.

Royalty

Vorys Energy

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently held that an “anti-washout” provision found in multiple assignments of overriding royalty interests covering leases that subsequently expired was not binding on the original lessee’s assignees, which had taken new leases to those same lands, as there was no privity of contract.

Royalty Interest

Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 20, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – CanCambria Energy Corp. CanCambria controls a 100% working interest and 98% net royalty interest on over 32,500 acres of land at Kiskunhalas in the Pannonian basin, a proven, under-exploited hydrocarbon basin in southern Hungary that has produced over 12 billion BOE to date.

Exploration and Appraisal

Enverus

JUNE 3, 2025

In response to today’s announcement that Viper Energy, a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, would acquire Sitio Royalties Corp for $4.1 In response to today’s announcement that Viper Energy, a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, would acquire Sitio Royalties Corp for $4.1 billion in 2022.

Royalty

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. Element Petroleum Props., 11-21-00103-CV (Tex.

Royalty

The Energy Law

APRIL 4, 2023

While 30:10 was amended during the 2022 legislative session, the amendment preserved the limited obligation of remitting the royalty and overriding royalty burdens to the nonparticipating owner for the benefit of the royalty and overriding royalty owners.

Royalty

Oil & Gas 360º

MAY 12, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: CanCambria Energy will be presenting at EneCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference on August 17-20, 2025. CanCambria Energy Corp. CanCambria Energy Corp. About CanCambria Energy Corp. CanCambria Energy Corp. Register and reserve your room.

Gas

Aresco

JULY 17, 2024

Investing in oil and gas royalties involves purchasing the rights to receive a portion of the revenue generated from the production and sale of oil and gas from a particular property or lease. Passive Income : Oil and gas royalties can provide investors with a source of passive income.

Royalty

The Energy Law

MAY 24, 2007

James Boldrick is an assignee of an overriding royalty interest in property subleased to BTA. BTA, the assignor and creator of Boldrick’s interest, elected non-consent status regarding the well at issue, proposed and drilled by Chevron. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of BTA and Boldrick appealed.

Royalty Interest

The Energy Law

JANUARY 25, 2008

CXY Energy, Inc. , 12/19/07), the court addressed the payment of royalties and penalties under Mineral Code article 212.23(c) In exchange, the defendant agreed to transfer an overriding royalty interest in the subject prospect to the plaintiff in the event defendant acquired an interest in the prospect. 31:212.21).

Royalty

Oil Gas Leads

APRIL 1, 2025

Chevron will retain a 30% non-operated working interest along with an overriding royalty interest, maintaining upside exposure while reducing capital commitment. Chevron expects to generate over $1.2 The Haynesville acreage, largely undrilled, provides development flexibility and minimizes well interference.

Royalty Interest

The Energy Law

MAY 25, 2007

Morris Resources, Ltd., Hamilton v. Morris Res., 04-05-00904-CV, 2007 WL 460648 (Tex. San Antonio Feb. 14, 2007).

Royalty Interest

The Energy Law

MAY 10, 2010

—Tyler 5/5/2010), the Tyler Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to the termination of an oil and gas lease for failure to pay shut-in royalty payments to the proper party. Van Hovenberg (“Van Hovenberg”) conveyed by royalty deed to O.B. In 1976, Karin H. In 1976, Karin H.

Royalty

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. Despite this substantial production, USM did not pay Myers any royalty. Can a Cavern Be Owned?

Royalty

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

Royalty

The Energy Law

JANUARY 18, 2011

Dunn-McCampbell Royalty Interest Inc. Nat’l Park Serv. , 09-40187 (5th Cir. The case involved land in the Padre Island National Park, created in 1963. The conflict arose between the National Park Service (“Service”), owner of surface estates, and Plaintiffs who were owners of mineral estates.

Royalty Interest

The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

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”). When the suit went to trial, the leases subject to the Chesapeake sale had not generated any royalty income.

Royalty

The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

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”). When the suit went to trial, the leases subject to the Chesapeake sale had not generated any royalty income. The jury awarded TRO-X $7,680,000 in damages.

Exploration and Production

The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Recently, when there was talk about Houston-based ATP Oil and Gas’ (ATP) legal problems, it was inevitably about its bankruptcy and its effort to bring the overriding royalty interests it had conveyed back into the bankrupt estate as debt instruments.

Offshore

The Energy Law

APRIL 7, 2020

Financial Consequences The financial consequences of issuing straight and convertible debt, convertible and non-convertible equity, and equity kickers is complicated and may require the assistance of bankers, accountants and lawyers to determine which technique is the most appropriate for the circumstances.

Instrumentation