Texas: Survey of Selected 2021 Oil and Gas Cases and Statutes

Authors

William D. FarrarFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The Texas Supreme Court was quite active in 2021, issuing several oil and gas opinions; however, two were quite controversial, drawing numerous amicus curie from industry groups, oil and gas attorneys, and academia. In Concho Resources, Inc. v Ellison, the court held that a subsequently executed, inconsistent instrument, even without words of grant, may divest a record mineral title. And, in Broadway National Bank v. Yates Energy Corp., the court held that prior title holders may divest a current record title holder of their title by executing a correction deed without the joinder of, or notice to, the present record title holder.

DOI

10.37419/JPL.V8.I3.6

First Page

321

Last Page

341

Recommended Citation

William D. Farrar, Texas: Survey of Selected 2021 Oil and Gas Cases and Statutes, 8 Tex. A&M J. Prop. L. 321 (2022).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/JPL.V8.I3.6