Why Put Torts into Business Deals, and How Can Disclaimers and Releases Stop the Practice? Law students learn that contracts, and breaches of contracts, occur among marketplace participants that know one…
What do these mean anyway? MCF, MMBTU and BBL – Continued “BBL” means blue barrel – which is 42 U.S. gallons. It is the oil and gas…
What do these mean anyway? MCF, MMBTU and BBL The oil and gas industry loves acronyms more than any other industry, besides government bureaucracies. Three…
Reviewing and understanding your monthly royalty checks and the details accompanying them Oil and gas monthly check details can be confusing and less than transparent. Often, only oil…
Getting paid on the liquids derived from your royalty gas Rich gas (also called wet gas) contains valuable natural gas liquids, like ethane, propane, butane and…
Managing your mineral interests Managing your mineral interests can be time consuming and overwhelming. The key to make the most…
Royalty Clause in an Oil and Gas Lease A royalty clause in an oil and gas lease specifies the amount of royalty to be…
Texas has implemented the Notice of Confidentiality Rights Governor Rick Perry signed into law Emergency Bill 2061, on March 28, 2007. This bill required…
Which type of business to create A crucial part of starting a business is deciding which type of business entity to create.…
The Texas cases involving royalty claims against Chesapeake and Total are beginning to result in published appellate opinions The Fifth Circuit, sitting in diversity and applying Texas law, upheld a trial court’s dismissal as…
