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Production Disputes and Estoppel Claims Cloud Lease Termination in Milam County

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In this lease termination case (Pruett v. River Land Holdings, LLC, No. 03-22-00478-CV, 2024 WL 1745652, at *1 [Tex. App.—Austin Apr. 24, 2024, no pet.]), the Austin Court of Appeals was tasked with examining a cessation of...more

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Salt Water Disposal Well Leases Can Pose a Trap for the Unwary

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The victor in a lawsuit involving a salt water disposal well lease may depend on whether a Texas court treats the lease as being a mineral lease or simply a lease of real estate. That is because Texas law applies different...more

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Addendum Prevails over Form … Again

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When the form contract says one thing and the addendum says another, which one would you expect to prevail?...more

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Spudding? Reworking? What are “Operations” Under an Oil and Gas Lease?

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Quick answer: It depends on what the lease says.  Last week featured a tug-of-war between a producer and the community in which it operates; this week in HJSA No. 3 LP v. Sundown Energy LP  it’s the producer and the lessor....more

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Can Reworking a Saltwater Disposal Well Maintain a Lease?

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Should the sufficiency of reworking operations under the cessation-of-production clause of an oil and gas lease be limited to the producing well? Crystal River Oil and Gas, LLC et al v. Patton was a suit to terminate an oil...more

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