Texas Fourth Court Addresses Post-Production Costs
EnerVest Operating, LLC v. Mayfield, No. 04-21-00337, WL 4492785 (Tex. App.—San Antonio, Sep. 28, 2022).
Deduction of Fuel Gas from Total Royalties Owed to Lessor.
In EnerVest Operating, LLC v. Mayfield, the Fourth Court of Appeals held that per the subject oil and gas leases, deductions from royalties were proper when attributed to post-production costs, reversing the lower court’s decision. Accordingly, the Court analyzed whether fuel gas was a properly deducted post-production cost from the lessors’ total royalties under the specific language of the leases at issue. The appellate court concluded royalty deductions for fuel gas use in this instance were proper.