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Texas Supreme Court Reinforces Parol Evidence Bar in Mineral Lease Fraud Claims
Joel Reese | Jul 06, 2026
Background Baxsto LLC, a lessor of mineral interests, brought fraud claims against Roxo Energy and related entities, including an investment company. Baxsto alleged that during lease negotiations, Roxo made oral representations that it was not in the business of flipping mineral interests and intended to drill and develop the acreage. Baxsto also claimed Roxo made …
Eastland Court Affirms Summary Judgment on Fraud Claim Where Oral Drilling Promises Contradicted Paid-Up Lease Terms
Joel Reese | Jul 20, 2026
… Diamondback E&P, LLC and Diamondback O&G, LLC, asserting claims for fraud , breach of contract, bad faith pooling, accounting of profits, and declaratory judgment. The dispute arose from the assignment of oil and gas lease interests and related surface agreements. The landowners alleged that Diamondback made oral representations that it would timely drill horizontal …
Colorado ECMC Approves $2 Million Settlement for Falsified Toxic Substance Reporting at 344 Front Range Sites Despite Fraud Allegations
Joel Reese | Jun 25, 2026
… The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission approved settlement agreements with six operators —Bonanza Creek, Kerr-McGee, Noble Energy (now owned by Occidental Petroleum), Crestone Peak, Extraction Oil & Gas, and Highpoint Energy—resolving allegations of falsified toxic substance reporting at 344 Front Range drill sites. The violations stem from conduct by two third-party consulting …
Texas Supreme Court Reverses Hughes v. Cantwell, Holds Habendum Clause Does Not Require Personal Production by Lessee
Joel Reese | Jul 20, 2026
… in Loving County, brought suit against Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, the operator of the wells and his co-tenant. Cromwell alleged trespass to try title, breach of partnership duties, and fraud , seeking damages and a declaratory judgment that his oil and gas leases never expired. The dispute centered on whether Cromwell's leases automatically terminated …
Dallas Court Affirms Special Judge Verdict Dismissing Investor's Fraud Claims Against Oil and Gas Joint Venture Operator
Joel Reese | Jul 20, 2026
… hole joint venture and $109,850 in a forfeited Tuscaloosa prospect brought fraud and fiduciary duty claims against Aresco, LP and its president, challenging the operator's conduct as managing venturer. The Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed a special judge's verdict rejecting all claims after finding no fraudulent inducement, misrepresentation, or nondisclosure relating to the Tannehill …
Texas Supreme Court Bars Fraud Claims When Paid-Up Lease Terms Contradict Oral Development Promises
Joel Reese | Jul 20, 2026
… Context Baxsto, LLC, a mineral interest lessor in Howard County, Texas, brought fraud claims against Roxo Energy Company, LLC and related entities (collectively, Roxo), alleging that Roxo fraudulently induced Baxsto to execute a paid-up mineral lease through misrepresentations about development intentions and bonus payments. Baxsto asserted both direct fraud claims and derivative claims including …
Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Fraud Claims Against Oil and Gas Joint Venture Operator After Dry Hole
Joel Reese | Jul 06, 2026
… Dallas Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment that would have rejected fraud and fiduciary duty claims brought by a petrophysicist investor against Aresco, LP and its president following the plugging and abandonment of the Tannehill #1 Joint Venture as a dry hole and forfeiture of the Tuscaloosa #1 Joint Venture interest for nonpayment of …
Texas Supreme Court Holds Market Value Royalty Clause Controls Even When Lessee Realizes Above-Market Price Under Long-Term Contract
Joel Reese | Jul 06, 2026
… GPA price, prompting the royalty owners to assert breach of contract and fraud claims. The Royalty Calculation Dispute The central issue was whether lessees owing market-value royalties must pay based on prevailing market prices or on the actual price realized when that price exceeds market value. The royalty owners argued that KCS breached express …
First Court Reverses Severance of Interwoven Midstream Cost Inflation Claims in Williston Basin JOA Dispute
Joel Reese | Jul 20, 2026
… contract theories under the 1999 JOA and various tort claims such as fraud , civil conspiracy, negligence, gross negligence, tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duty, and alter ego theories. The appellees moved to dismiss under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 91a, with the Chord Parties' "only briefed basis for dismissing the fraud , negligence, and gross negligence …
Fourth Court Addresses Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Hypothetical JOA Declarations and Cross-Netting of Multi-Agreement Obligations
Joel Reese | Jul 06, 2026
Background and Business Context 1776 Energy Partners, LLC and 1776 Energy Operators , LLC (collectively "1776") brought suit against Marathon Oil EF, LLC and Marathon Oil EF II, LLC (collectively "Marathon") for breach of contract and declaratory judgment regarding the parties' rights and obligations under three joint operating agreements (JOAs). The agreements governed how the parties …
Texas Supreme Court Rejects Personal Production Requirement in Passive-Voice Habendum Clauses
Joel Reese | Jul 06, 2026
Background and Parties David W. Cromwell, as lessee and purported working interest owner of oil and gas wells, brought an action against Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, the operator and co-tenant of the wells, alleging trespass to try title, breach of partnership duties, and fraud , and seeking damages and declaratory judgment that his leases …
Beaumont Court Affirms Rule 91a Dismissal of Pro Se Plaintiff's Claims Based on Expired 1950 Oil and Gas Lease
Joel Reese | Jul 20, 2026
… and its predecessors for nearly a decade. McQueen's litigation history with the operators extends back to 2014, when Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC obtained a permanent injunction prohibiting McQueen from coming within ten yards of any Anadarko oil or gas well in Tyler County or within 100 yards of the company's field office. After Zarvona …
Texas Supreme Court Rejects Fraudulent Concealment Defense Where Publicly Available Information Could Have Revealed Royalty Underpayments
Joel Reese | Jul 06, 2026
… 1988 to 1994, averaging third-party sales prices of Shell and other operators . In 2002, the Rosses sued for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and fraud , arguing that fraudulent concealment tolled the statute of limitations because Shell "set up an elaborate scheme" to underpay royalties and made "multiple misrepresentations to cover up this scheme." The …
Thirteenth Court Affirms Summary Judgment on Communitization Agreement Dispute Over Net Revenue Interest Calculations in Karnes County Unit
Joel Reese | Jul 06, 2026
… 2017 CA, declaratory relief, violations of Texas Natural Resources Code § 91.402, fraud by non-disclosure, negligent misrepresentation, and an accounting. Roane also sued Reagan for fraud by non-disclosure and negligent misrepresentation. The trial court granted summary judgment for both EOG and Reagan, denied Roane's motion for reconsideration based on allegedly newly discovered evidence …
Fourth Court Affirms $14.9 Million Breach Award Against Surface Owner in Water Purchase Agreement Dispute Over Access Rights
Joel Reese | Jul 20, 2026
… owners Dean Davenport and related entities and EOG Resources, Inc., the mineral lessee under a 1967 oil, gas and mineral lease known as the Garner Lease in Webb County, Texas. The Davenports began purchasing tracts burdened by the Garner Lease in January 2020, when EOG was not actively drilling. In October or November 2021, Dean …
Texas Business Court to Rule on $432.7M Midstream Breach Claim Turning on Pass-Through Entity Damages Allocation
Joel Reese | Jul 06, 2026
… Transfer, filed suit against Eagle Claw Midstream Ventures—a Blackstone-backed midstream operator —and Caprock Midstream (now operating as Kinetik) alleging breach of Y-grade natural gas liquids delivery agreements. The dispute centers on contractual commitments to deliver Y-grade volumes through Lone Star's pipeline infrastructure. Eagle Claw allegedly diverted these volumes to Targa Resources …