Here is a list of bankruptcy cases filed in Texas federal bankruptcy courts this year, from the Houston Business Journal, compiled by Haynes & Boone: Energy bankruptcies filed in Texas courts in 2016 by month Company (Texas court filed); debt January Aurora Operating LLC (Southern); $2.35 million MOG Producing LP…
Trans-Pecos Pipeline is pursuing condemnation proceedings to acquire right-of-way for its pipeline, a project of Energy Transfer Partners to build a 143-mile, 42-inch pipeline from Fort Stockton into Mexico. Presidio County landowner John Boerschig is challenging the company’s right to use eminent domain to acquire an easement across his ranch.…
The Gardiners claimed that a compressor station across the road from their property created a nuisance that damaged the value of their property. A trial resulted in a $2 million judgment for the Gardiners. After an eight-year battle, the Texas Supreme Court decided the Gardiners would have to try their…
Here are two good websites providing information about shale plays all across the world, from the worldwide law firm Norton Rose Fulbright: Its Hydraulic Fracking Blog gives commentary on legislation across the country affecting drilling and operations in shale plays. Its Shale Gas Handbook explains how the technology works, and…
Great graphic from the Energy Information Administration: It’s amazing how production has held up and even increased despite low gas prices. Production declines have shown up only at the beginning of this year, even though prices have been below $3.00 since January 2015.
One of the speakers at our firm’s recent oil and gas seminar for land and mineral owners was Chris Atherton, President of EnergyNet, Inc. EnergyNet is an online auction site for oil and gas assets- mineral and leasehold interests. It now controls 75% of the online auction business for oil…
The Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio handed down an opinion this week in Adams v. Murphy Exploration & Production Co.-USA, deciding the meaning of “offset well” as used in an oil and gas lease. The plaintiffs in the case signed an oil and gas lease to Murphy containing…
The Supreme Court last week denied the petition for review of the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals’ decision in Forest Oil v. El Rucio Land and Cattle Company. Forest was acquired by Sabine Oil & Gas during the course of the case, which started in 2004. Jimmy McAllen and his…
Ryan Sitton is interviewed by Evan Smith of The Texas Tribune. And endorses Donald Trump. And questions the human causes of climate change. Watch the interview here.
The Texas Supreme Court last week handed down its opinion in Coyote Lake Ranch v. City of Lubbock, holding, in a case of first impression, that the accommodation doctrine applies to govern the City’s right to use the surface of the Ranch to develop its groundwater. Coyote Lake Ranch covers…