Mayfield and Ingham leased several sections in Sutton County to EnerVest. EnerVest produces gas which goes to a gas plant for processing and pays royalty on the residue gas and natural gas liquids, after deducting post-production costs. The gas must be compressed and dehydrated before sale, and EnerVest does not…
A good article in Texas Tribune about the growing problem of P-13 wells that are leaking and contaminating land and groundwater. When an oil and gas operator drills a dry hole or decides to abandon a well, instead of plugging the well it can transfer the well to the surface…
Last June the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals decided that the right to store oil in a salt cavern belongs to the surface owner. In Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, et al., No. 13-20-00172-CV, the court addressed a dispute between Myers-Woodward, which owned the surface estate and a…
7th Annual GDHM Land & Mineral Owner Seminar – November 18 Our firm is hosting its 7th annual seminar for Texas land and mineral owners on topics of interest in oil, gas, and energy law, including: Legislative session forecast Negotiating solar leases Allocation well litigation update Carbon sequestration leases Market…
Ridgefield Permian v. Diamondback is another case arising out of the same tax foreclosure suit that was addressed in Mitchell v. MAP Resources, decided earlier this year by the Texas Supreme Court. My discussion of Mitchell can be found here. Both Ridgefield and Mitchell were initially decided by the El…
Last year KUT produced a podcast, “The Disconnect,” chronicling the February 2021 Texas freeze and blackout. KUT has now produced Part 2: “The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout,” explaining what has happened since–what has been fixed, the cost in electric bills, and the aftermath–hosted by KUT reporter Mose…
Sometimes lawyers really do have the best responses. The following is just one example. Rebuilding New Orleans after Katrina often caused residents to be challenged to prove home titles back hundreds of years. That is because of community history stretching back over two centuries during which houses were passed along through generations…
Dr. Scott Tinker will host a 12-episode TV series on energy and climate, on Austin’s PBS station, KLRU, beginning September 4 at 6 pm and streaming on PBS.org. More information can be found here. From the press release: Energy and climate are intertwined, two of the most important topics in…
The King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management at Texas A&M University – Kingsville has published a webinar and a white paper on how ranchers should consider whether to enter into agreements to change their ranch practices to increase CO2 in their soil, generating carbon credits. Links to the webinar and…
In 1860, at the age of 60, Joseph Glidden invented barbed wire. He patented it the next year and sold the patent in 1876 to a company named Washburn and Moen, retaining a royalty that made him one of the richest men in the US. John Warne Gates was born…