ENERGY LAW

Piranha Partners v. Neuhoff, 596 S.W.3d 740 (Tex. 2020) held that an assignment of an overriding royalty interest conveyed the entire override and was not limited to the well that was described.  Neuhoff owned a 3.75% overriding royalty interest that burdened the...

Geary v. Two Bow Ranch Ltd., P’ship, No. 04-18-00610-CV, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 552 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Jan. 22, 2020, pet. denied) held that a mineral owner was not required to share lease bonus because the mineral owner only leased his interest.  In 1981, Geary...