Rob Knight Speaks at APLA Luncheon
AUSTIN, TX (December 6, 2019) – Flowers Davis Partner Rob Knight was the featured presenter at the Austin Professional Landmen’s Association (APLA) monthly luncheon today. He spoke about the differences between drilling and division order opinions and why attorneys make the requirements they do. The landmen in attendance participated in a lively Q&A session afterward.…
Read MoreFlowers Davis Partner Rob Knight Addresses East Texas Landmen
TYLER, TX (September 16, 2021) ¬¬– Flowers Davis Partner Rob Knight was the keynote speaker for the East Texas Association of Petroleum Landmen’s September luncheon at Willow Brook Country Club. Rob updated the crowd on the legal issues surrounding who needs to sign legal documents when death, divorce or various business entities are involved. The…
Read MoreCelia Flowers Provides Continuing Legal Education to Colleagues
TYLER, TX (June 30, 2022) — Celia Flowers is one of 21 attorneys who will be lecturing at the Oil, Gas and Mineral Title Examination Course in Houston, Texas on June 30-July 1, 2022. Flowers will be presenting a paper she authored entitled “Examining the ‘Life’ of a Correction Instrument after Broadway Bank and Concho”.…
Read MoreCost-Free Royalties – Where Valuation Begins and Post-Production Cost Deductions End
Authors: Celia Flowers & Melanie Reyes Texas jurisprudence has long held that the royalty “stick” of the mineral estate is free of production costs. Although the royalty interest is not subject to production costs, royalty is usually subject to post-production costs. Heritage Resources, Inc. v. NationsBank, 939 S.W.2d 118, 122 (Tex. 1996). Nevertheless, parties are…
Read MoreElectronic Signatures, Remote Online Notaries & e-Recording
Author: Celia Flowers TABLE OF CONTENTS I. PAPER DOCUMENTS ARE GRADUALLY BEING REPLACED BY ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS. 4 II. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT (E-SIGN)-, UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (UETA), AND UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY ELECTRONIC RECORDING ACT (URPERA). 4 A. The E-SIGN Authorized Electronic Contracts Almost Twenty Years Ago. 4 1. Parties to…
Read MoreExamining the “Life” of a Correction Instrument After Broadway and Concho
EXAMINING THE “LIFE” OF A CORRECTION INSTRUMENT AFTER BROADWAY BANK AND CONCHO CELIA C. FLOWERS, Tyler Flowers Davis, P.L.L.C. State Bar of Texas OIL, GAS & MINERAL TITLE EXAMINATION June 30–July 1, 2022 Houston TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. LIFE BEFORE BROADWAY AND CONCHO 1 A. Myrad Case 1 B. Legislative Response to…
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