Oil and Gas Lawyer Blog

Over the last 100 years courts have developed a body of case law in disputes between lessors and lessees of oil and gas leases. Courts have held that certain provisions are “implied” in the contracts, even though there is no language in the lease to support those provisions. The rationale behind these implied provisions goes back to cases interpreting hard mineral leases, and...

Last July the Fort Worth Court of Appeals decided City of Crowley v. TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc. Last week the Texas Supreme Court d...

The following is from Michael Curry and Jacob Rolls. Michael Curry is an Austin lawyer who served as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas, where he got his law degree. Jacob Rolls, based in Driftwood, is a former public defender and trial consultant with a master’s degree in international relations. Both volunteer with Lawyers Defending American Democracy.

On April 24, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in two consolidated appeals, Boren Descendants v. Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd., and Mabee Ranch Royalty Partnership LP v. Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. I wrote about the Eastland Court of Appeals, decision in these cases in December 2024. The issue is construction of a 1933 deed of 60,000 acres in which the grantor...

On March 3, 2026, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Fasken v. Puig, No. 24-1033. It reversed the courts below and held that...