Open AccessTexas: Survey of Selected 2021 Oil and Gas Cases and Statutes
Author(s) -
William D. Farrar
Publication year - 2022
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.37419/jpl.v8.i3.6
Subject(s) - statute , notice , law , divestment , supreme court , political science , deed , marie curie , fossil fuel , business , engineering , european union , waste management , economic policy
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.