- All
- Videos and Podcasts
- Articles and Case Summaries
- Deal Notes
- Firm News
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered(?) – The North Dakota Supreme Court Examines Two Classic Conveyancing Doctrines in Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. v. EOG Res., Inc.
November 2022 - The Supreme Court of North Dakota reviews two fundamental aspects of real property conveyancing: the doctrines of “delivery” and “actual notice” in ...
Read More →
OLIVA GIBBS LLP ANNOUNCES PROMOTION OF D. BRADLEY GIBBS, FIRM NAME CHANGE
July 2022 — Oliva Gibbs is pleased to announce the addition of partner, D. Bradley Gibbs, as a name partner of the firm, which has ...
Read More →
Ohio Appellate Court Holds that Production Under a Backdated Lease Does Not Preclude Abandonment of Severed Mineral Interests by the Surface Owner Under the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act
July 2022 - In Stalder v. Gatchell, No. 20 MO 0010, 2022-Ohio-1325, the Seventh District Court of Appeals addresses abandonment, quiet title, Ohio's Dormant Mineral ...
Read More →
Interpreting Wills: Gleaning Intent from Ambiguous Provisions
May 2022 — The Court of Appeals of Texas, Eleventh District, recently addressed an issue of will interpretation. Prather v. Callon Petroleum Operating Co., tackles ...
Read More →
The Ohio Supreme Court Classifies Unaccrued Royalties as Real Property and Further Clarifies the Distinction Between a Reservation and an Exception
July 2022 - The Supreme Court of Ohio faced two major issues around inheritance in Peppertree Farms, L.L.C. v. Thonen, 2022-Ohio-395, and Peppertree Farms, L.L.C. ...
Read More →
Oliva Gibbs Advises Silver Hill Energy Partners III, LP On Haynesville Acquisition
May 2022 — Oliva Gibbs advised client Silver Hill Energy Partners III, LP in connection with the purchase of Haynesville assets from Pine Wave Energy ...
Read More →
An Update on the Requirements for Deducting Post-Production Costs from Royalty Payments in West Virginia
July 2022 - In SWN Prod. Co. v. Kellam, No. 21-0729, 2022 W. Va. LEXIS 461, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals addressed whether ...
Read More →
How Safe is Your Harbor? Suspense of Production Payments in the Wake of 1776 Energy Partners, LLC v. Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas LLC
May 2022 — In 1776 Energy Partners, LLC v. Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas LLC, the Court of Appeals of San Antonio examined whether production payments ...
Read More →
“Subject to” Interpretation: Conveying Reversionary Rights and the Pauler Decision
April 2022 — In the Texas case of Pauler v. M & L Minerals, LP, the San Antonio Court of Appeals was tasked with interpreting ...
Read More →
Firm Expands With New Oklahoma City, OK Office
April 2022 — Oliva Gibbs is pleased to announce the opening of a third office in Oklahoma City.
Read More →
Two Attorneys Recognized As Texas Rising Stars
March 2022 — Zachary Oliva, and Patrick Schenkel have been named to the Super Lawyers 2022 “Texas Rising Stars” list in the category of Energy ...
Read More →
Ammonite Oil & Gas Corp. v. R.R. Comm’n of Tex.
March 2022 — In Ammonite Oil & Gas Corp. v. R.R. Comm'n of Tex, the San Antonio Court of Appeals heard an appeal regarding the ...
Read More →
Double Tax Trouble: Cross-Conveyances and Ad Valorem Tax Liability When Pooling Across County Lines
March 2022 — In two companion cases, Chambers v. San Augustine Cnty. Appraisal District (“Chambers I”), and San Augustine Cty. Appraisal District v. Chambers (“Chambers ...
Read More →
Til Death Do Us Part: Joint Tenancy by Quasi-Estoppel and Revisiting the Wagenschein Decision
January 2022 — In Wagenschein v. Ehlinger, 581 S.W.3d 851 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2019, pet. denied) the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals interpreted a royalty ...
Read More →
“Subject to” Interpretation – Ross v. Flower Demonstrates There is Still Room for Traditional Rules of Deed Construction Within the Four Corners
July 2021 — In Ross v. Flower, the Austin Court of Appeals interpreted a 1999 warranty deed (the “1999 Deed”) to determine whether the mineral estate ...
Read More →
Triggered: When Reclassifying a Well Sets Off a Retained Acreage Clause and Other Regulatory Considerations
June 2021 — In PPC Acquisition Co. LLC v. Del. Basin Res., LLC, the El Paso Court of Appeals considered conflicting interpretations of retained acreage ...
Read More →