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On June 27, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Cactus Water Services v. COG Operating, No. 23-0676, resolving a high-stakes dispute over the ownership of produced ...

A Texas appeals court upheld a ruling favoring a major oil and gas producer in a dispute over natural gas royalty calculations, reinforcing statewide legal precedent on royalty payments and providing ...

FILE – Oil well workers prepare to plug an orphaned well on the Rooke family ranch, May 18, 2021, near Refugio, Texas. Abandoned or "orphaned" oil and gas wells can present a significant environmental ...

In a landmark decision, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that drilling companies—not surface landowners—hold ownership rights to produced water, the wastewater generated during oil and gas extraction.