10/13/2025 6:31:03 PM Podcast: The Oil and Gas Regulator with an Unlikely Name: The Texas Railroad Commission By Liskow In this episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden discuss the Texas Railroad Commission with...
7/14/2025 4:00:04 PM Texas Supreme Court Rules Produced Water Belongs to Lessees By Jana Grauberger Sam Allen Margaret Chavez James Kittrell +1 more... Show less On June 27, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued yet another landmark decision: Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC....
6/4/2025 3:18:47 PM Podcast: Royalty: The Price of Production By Liskow In this episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden discuss recent cases in energy law, focusing...
5/29/2025 5:03:37 PM Not All Lessees Must Produce, According to New Texas Supreme Court Opinion Rejecting Washout By Jana Grauberger Sam Allen Margaret Chavez James Kittrell +1 more... Show less On May 23, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion in Cromwell v. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, in which it held...
5/21/2025 4:28:48 PM Red Flags Negate Fraud Claims in Recent Texas Supreme Court Opinion By Jana Grauberger Sam Allen Margaret Chavez James Kittrell +1 more... Show less On May 9, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in Roxo Energy Co., LLC v. Baxsto, LLC, — S.W.3d —, No. 23-0564, 2025...
5/18/2025 7:01:50 PM Ownership of Underground Storage Space Under Texas Law Resolved by Texas Supreme Court Decision By Sam Allen Jana Grauberger Margaret Chavez James Kittrell +1 more... Show less The Texas Supreme Court, in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Undergrounds Services Markham, LLC, — S.W.3d —, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May...
5/14/2025 4:47:19 PM New USGS Report Highlights Major Gas Potential in Louisiana and Texas, Gulf Coast Region By James Lapeze Cristian Soler A new U.S. Geological Survey report has revealed significant untapped natural gas and oil resources across the Gulf Coast region,...
4/23/2025 2:53:58 PM Podcast: Beginning of the Middle: Gathering Agreements By Liskow On this week’s episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April Rolen-Ogden are joined by Josh Downer, an energy business...
4/16/2025 12:32:50 PM Fifth Circuit Provides Rare Overview of the Doctrine of Equitable Recoupment By Jana Grauberger Margaret Chavez James Kittrell When an operator mistakenly overpays a royalty owner, it can recoup the overpayment from future royalties. While this is a common...
2/7/2025 8:04:29 PM NEPA Changes Slated Under President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued the “Unleashing American Energy” Executive Order (“EO”) with the stated purpose of...
7/12/2024 7:01:31 PM EPA Releases New Version of EJScreen By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson This week EPA released the newest version of its environmental justice (EJ) screening and mapping tool, EJScreen 2.3. EJScreen is a...
6/6/2024 8:58:37 PM Texas Supreme Court Determines That Off-Lease Fuel is Deductible from Royalties Valued at the Well By Sam Allen Jana Grauberger James Kittrell On May 17, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court held that when a lease requires royalties to be paid on all gas sold or used off the...