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Tag: Texas oil and gas law

Every Lessee for Himself! – In Cromwell v. Onshore, the El Paso Court of Appeals Doubles Down on Its Support of the “Anadarko Washout”

August 2023 – In 2019, the Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals reached its decision in Cimarex Energy Co. v. Anadarko Petro. Corp., raising eyebrows across the oil and gas industry.  The Cimarex decision sent “non-op” lessees scrambling to double-check their lease language and straining to recall whether they ever signed that operating agreement.
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Honing the Habendum: What Happens When Lease Provisions Deviate from Standard?

May 2023 – In Thistle Creek Ranch, LLC v. Ironroc Partners, LLC,[1] Thistle Creek, LLC (the “Lessor”) argued that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Ironroc Partners, LLC (the “Operator”). In making this appeal, the Lessor specifically claimed the Operator failed to prove the subject lease was held by production “in paying quantities” during its secondary term.
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