Jun 25, 2021 | Drill Deeper Blog
The efficiency of arbitration as a means of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) recently got a boost from the U.S. Fifth Circuit. Arbitration has long been promoted as less costly and time consuming than litigation. However, parties seeking those benefits have... 
Jun 16, 2021 | Drill Deeper Blog
Yesterday, a Louisiana federal district judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking President Biden’s January 27, 2021, Executive Order 14008 pausing new leases for oil and gas development on federal lands and in offshore waters (the “Pause”). Among other things,... Jun 3, 2021 | Drill Deeper Blog
In “Animal Farm,” George Orwell wrote that “[a]ll animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Soon, business entities sued in Texas courts will find themselves treated as “more equal” than they had been in the past – and might now find themselves... Mar 30, 2021 | Drill Deeper Blog
John owns the surface and minerals of 10 acres of Texas land. He executes an oil and gas lease covering the 10 acres with ABC Operator. John then sells the south 5 acres to Wayne. ABC Operator drills a producing well on John’s northern 5 acres. So who gets the...Aug 14, 2020 | Drill Deeper Blog
A recent decision by the First Court of Appeals in Houston has sided with landowners in refusing to grant eminent domain powers for a proposed pipeline. In Hlavinka v. HSC Pipeline Partnership, the First Court of Appeals held that, because the pipeline company failed...