Law

Cactus Water Services, LLC v. Cog Operating, Llc,conocophillips Company

ConocoPhillips and COG Operating were named in a lawsuit on Nov. 3 in Texas Business Court for 11th Division over the alleged wrongful sale of water rights. The action, brought by Sprouse Shrader ...
Law

Cog Operating LLC v. Cactus Water Services, Llc,collier Enterprises, Inc.,collier Surface, Llc,collier Royalty, Llc,balmorhea Ranches, Inc.,balmorhea Ranches Water, LLC

ConocoPhillips - Texas - Real Property - Energy - - Texas District Court, Reeves County - 25-12-25981-CVR - Cog Operating LLC v. Cactus Water Services, Llc,collier Enterprises, Inc.,collier Surface, ...
Oil

Cactus Water Services v. COG Operating: Decision potentially invites further litigation over produced water

The decision potentially invites further litigation over parties’ respective rights to use and be compensated for the beneficial reuse of produced water. On June 27, the Texas Supreme Court issued its ...
The National Law Review

From Waste to Asset- How Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC Reshapes Produced-Water Ownership and Future Oil and Gas Litigation

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JD Supra

From Waste to Asset: How Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC Reshapes Produced-Water Ownership and Future Oil and Gas Litigation

Cactus establishes a default rule that produced water belongs to the mineral lessee absent express lease language, but leaves unresolved critical questions that will drive future disputes over ...