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James Contruction Group, LLC v. Westlake Chemical Corp. 2022 WL 1594955 (Tex. May 20, 2022) On an issue of first impression, the Texas Supreme Court held that writing is required when a contract demands written notice as a condition precedent to a right to enforce an obligation under that contract. Westlake Chemical Corporation hired James… Read more »

Nettye Engler Energy, LP v. BlueStone Nat. Res. n L.L.C. 2022 WL 333368 (Tex. Feb. 4, 2022) At issue is deed language stating that royalty shall be delivered “free of cost in the pipeline [sic], if any, otherwise free of cost at the mouth of the well or mine[.].” The parties agreed that no PPC… Read more »

Energen Resources Corp. v. Wallas 2022 WL 726976 (Tex. Mar. 11, 2022) Following an explosion at a water well, Wallace – a worker at the site injured in the incident – brought this negligence claim against Energen Resources Corporation as the owner of the oil and gas leasehold estate in the land upon which the… Read more »

Franklin v. Regions Bank No. 21-30324 (5th Cir. 2022) This controversy stemmed from a mineral lease covering 1,805.35 acres in Louisiana, which included provisions dictating that it would terminate at the end of its term as to rights below the deepest depth drilled, known as deep rights, as well as nonproducing acreage. The operator drilled… Read more »

New Case Update: Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co. LP v. Texas Crude Energy, LLC By Rachel Reese & Miranda Caballero Quick Summary In a 9-0 opinion, delivered on March 1, 2019, the Texas Supreme Court in Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP v. Texas Crude Energy, LLC (“Burlington”) equated the lease language on… Read more »