As the oil and gas industry has moved away from the legacy of the 1/8 th royalty, double-fraction language has generated a multitude of disagreements as to whether a royalty interest should be ...

Even modern oil and gas deeds, which are often loaded with complex terminology, can be tricky to understand. Therefore, it's not surprising that a warranty deed drafted in 1947 that uses vague wording ...

Davis v. COG Operating, LLC, in construing a Warranty Deed with a reservation of minerals, applied the estate-misconception doctrine and denied the presumed grant doctrine. At issue were three ...