The accommodation doctrine could draw a further opinion from the Texas Supreme Court The Texas Supreme Court heard argument recently on an important case for both landowners and operators: Merriman v. XTO Energy. Although I wrote about this case several months ago, a revisit is prudent. To refresh memories, the Texas Supreme Court was asked […]
Sessions Nearing Their End
In New Mexico and Texas, the stakes have been high, the bills have held surprises, and the full results are near but still unknown. By now, the New Mexico session is all over but the shoutin’. There was quite a bit of oil and gas activity there and I would like to give you a […]
The Politics of “Sue and Settle”
The “green lobby’s” tactics in the species-listings campaigns are lacking in transparency, candor, and accountability. As we have previously reported, in November the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) put forth their proposal that the Lesser Prairie Chicken be listed on the Threatened Species list per the provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The […]
Repercussive Regs
by Jesse Mullins Heavy regulation is hard enough on an oil and gas operator, but the hampering effect felt by smaller operators in West Texas and New Mexico is especially onerous. Kendrick Oil and Gas Company president Phil Kendrick, Jr., had plenty to add in this vein. (See other remarks by Kendrick in our […]
When Smaller Doesn’t Mean More Manageable
by Lana Cunningham From the era of cable tool rigs and the Model T Ford to today’s instant communication by cell phone and computers, Phil Kendrick, Jr., has worked through generations of changes in the petroleum industry. His father started Kendrick Oil & Gas Company in Abilene in 1918 and the son, at 86, […]
From the General Counsel: The Overriding Royalty Interest
Overriding royalty interests (“ORRIs”) and the way they are treated by both Lessees and case law have been a cause for some contention in Texas. As many are aware, ORRIs terminate when the lease terminates. This allows a calculating Lessee to choose to let a lease terminate, and take a new lease without the ORRI […]
From the President: The Busy Season
The New Mexico legislative session has been a strange one, so far. It may be a result of 35 new members and new leadership in both Houses. House Energy Chairman Brian Egolf (D-Santa Fe) has several bills not friendly to oil and gas. HB 136 is a hydraulic fracturing, chemical disclosure bill. Disclosure is fine […]
From the Chairman: Supply & Demand – In Perspective
No one in this industry has a crystal ball, but even so, it’s helpful sometimes to ask, and try to anticipate, where things are headed. The Permian Basin oil field has had a high level of activity for the last three years. This high level of activity has brought a number of positive effects on […]
To Keep Moving Forward
He took the name for his mechanic shop from a tool box, of all things, but then Mike Torres has been pulling answers out of tool boxes for a long time. Torres, the founder and operator of Stars and Stripes Rig Service of Denver City, Texas, is making a name for himself as a tackle-anything […]
Will Rising Regulations Sink Small Operators?
The office isn’t easy to find. It’s listed as Suite 204 on the ground floor directory, but none of the doors along the hallway lists a Suite 204. Finally, another tenant gives directions to go to the end of the hall (which appears to be a dead end), turn right, and look in the door […]
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