WHEN DOES 1/2 MEAN THE WHOLE THING?: THE TEXAS SUPERME COURT’S APPLICATION OF THE ESTATE MISCONCEPTION THEORY

by Benjamin Shaver | Dec 21, 2023 | blog, Energy Regulatory & Compliance, Oil and Gas

February of 2023, the Texas Supreme Court issued its decision in Van Dyke v. Navigator Group[1]  in which they addressed the meaning of a disputed mineral reservation in a 1924 Deed and its creation of a “double-fraction dilemma”. The 1924 deed provided: It is...

PSA/ALLOCATION WELLS – RRC V. OPIELA

by Billy Burke | Oct 12, 2023 | blog, Energy Regulatory & Compliance, Oil and Gas

On Friday, June 30, 2023, the Third Court of Appeals in Austin issued its opinion in Railroad Commission of Texas, et al. v. Opiela.  The appeal was lodged by the Railroad Commission of Texas (“RRC”) and Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC (“Magnolia”) after the...