The Energy Law

MARCH 7, 2023

In the context of antiquated oil and gas conveyances including a double fraction that includes “one-eighth,” the Court affirmed this principle by holding that such language gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that “one-eighth” refers to the entire mineral estate. Dawkins , 483 S.W.3d Element Petroleum Props., 11-21-00103-CV (Tex.

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

MARCH 28, 2025

Dallas-based Elk Range Royalties said recently it acquired Newton Financial Corp., Concord Oil and Mission Oil. Collectively they own mineral and royalty interests across the Permian Basin in west Texas and Eagle Ford in south Texas. Elk Range buys mineral and royalty interests across multiple U.S.

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Producer's Edge

DECEMBER 3, 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. By way of background, in 1955 J.D. and Elva Arthur conveyed to W.

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

JUNE 26, 2025

For Viper, it is a bit riskier as the buyer of assets, but it offers a big upside should oil and gas prices rise. Viper SWOT Viper Energy delivers strong operational results, with Q1 2025 oil production of 31,311 barrels per day and industry-leading gross profit margins of 92.92

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Producer's Edge

APRIL 30, 2025

The Eastland Court of Appeals addressed, for the first time, the interpretation of a double-fraction royalty reservation in light of Van Dyke. Fasken Oil & Ranch, Ltd. , centered on whether a 1933 deed reserved a floating 1/4 royalty interest or a fixed 1/32 interest. The case ( Boren Descendants v.

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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. Contact Are you ready to transform your oil and gas assets? What is Title Curative?

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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.

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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.

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The Energy Law

MAY 24, 2007

BTA Oil Producers , No. 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. By Marie Carlisle: Boldrick v. Eastland March 22, 2007).

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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 Now, for just the second time Enverus has tracked, two publicly traded minerals companies are combing with Viper Energy Partners buying Sitio Royalties for $4.1 billion inclusive of net debt.

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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

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Oil & Gas 360º

JUNE 3, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) –MIDLAND, Texas, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Viper Energy, Inc. NASDAQ:FANG) (Diamondback), and Sitio Royalties Corp. About Sitio Royalties Corp. NASDAQ:VNOM) (Viper or the Company), a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. billion, including Sitios net debt of approximately $1.1

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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

APRIL 1, 2025

Elk Range Royalties buys mineral and royalty interests across multiple U.S. basins with a portfolio of more than 300,000 net royalty acres and interests in more than 23,500 producing wells.

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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. The company holds 100% working interest and 98% net royalty interest across the greater BA-IX mining license at the Kiskunhalas project.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 15, 2023

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. The lessees owned working interests in certain oil and gas leases that were executed in 2007.

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The Energy Law

MAY 25, 2007

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

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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). Continue reading The post Fixed vs. Floating Royalty Considered by Texas Supreme Court appeared first on Texas Oil and Gas Attorney Blog. ConocoPhillips Co.,

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Producer's Edge

APRIL 30, 2025

Court Interprets “Free of Cost Forever” Royalty Language Broadly In this case ( Fasken Oil & Ranch, Ltd. Background: 1960 Deed and Royalty Dispute The dispute arose from a 1960 deed where B.A. 04-23-00106-CV, 2024 WL 4608591 [Tex. —San Antonio Oct. 30, 2024, no pet.

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Producer's Edge

JUNE 4, 2025

The court concluded that the underlying sales contracts did not require the seller to assign any particular percentage of its extra working interest, rendering the attempted post-closing corrections ineffective. The sales contracts addressed this extra up-to-5% interest through Section 8.1(iii),

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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.

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Producer's Edge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The deed severed the mineral estate from the surface estate, with Myers-Woodward LLC (“Myers”) now owning the surface estate and a 1/8th non-participating royalty interest in minerals. As I recently summarized in my annual oil and gas law review (Austin W. In  Humble Oil & Refining Co.

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Producer's Edge

APRIL 30, 2025

The Case In this recent case, the Texas Supreme Court resolved whether ratification of a lease or signing of a stipulation agreement could transform a fixed non-participating royalty interest (NPRI) into a floating NPRI. " The Gipses later leased the minerals to ConocoPhillips for a 1/4 royalty.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 18, 2011

Dunn-McCampbell Royalty Interest Inc. The Texas law made an exception for the use of the surface of the land for the reasonable development of oil, gas, and other minerals – including the right of ingress and egress. Nat’l Park Serv. , 09-40187 (5th Cir.

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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. Circle Ridge Production, Inc. ,

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The Energy Law

JUNE 12, 2017

10] First, the mortgagee claimed that the trial court erred in its conclusion that the mortgagee was assigned a portion of the working interest in the Lease because the mortgage only granted the mortgagee a security interest in the Lease. [11] Tauren immediately assigned a portion of the overriding royalty interest to Wells Fargo.”

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Producer's Edge

MAY 19, 2025

In 1947, Myers-Woodward's predecessors retained the surface estate but conveyed the mineral estate to Underground Services Markham's (USM) predecessor through a mineral deed that included "all of the said oil, gas and other minerals in, on and under said land." " • In Lightning Oil Co. West, 508 S.W.2d

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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. 362(b)(4).

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently released its anticipated opinion in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X”) and Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Eagle”) regarding their agreement to jointly acquire and sell oil and gas leases. In the first, Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X, L.P. , 18-0983, 2021 WL 1045723, at *1 (Tex.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently released its anticipated opinion in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X”) and Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Eagle”) regarding their agreement to jointly acquire and sell oil and gas leases. In the first, Eagle Oil & Gas Co. TRO-X, L.P. , 18-0983, 2021 WL 1045723, at *1 (Tex.

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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.

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