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If you own mineral rights in Texas, your royalty checks should reflect the true value of your share. Yet many oil companies deduct post-production costs that may not be allowed. Some charges are legal, but others violate state law and reduce what you are owed. Knowing...
Atmos Energy Corp. v. Paul, 598 S.W.3d 431 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2020, no pet.) held that a blanket easement, which permitted the holder to construct multiple pipelines, authorized the holder to build across multiple paths. In 1960, Atmos’ predecessor-in-interest,...
Piranha Partners v. Neuhoff, 596 S.W.3d 740 (Tex. 2020) held that an assignment of an overriding royalty interest conveyed the entire override and was not limited to the well that was described. Neuhoff owned a 3.75% overriding royalty interest that burdened the...
Geary v. Two Bow Ranch Ltd., P’ship, No. 04-18-00610-CV, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 552 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Jan. 22, 2020, pet. denied) held that a mineral owner was not required to share lease bonus because the mineral owner only leased his interest. In 1981, Geary...