August, 2008

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Texas Supreme Court decides Garza case

The Energy Law Blog

The Texas Supreme Court this morning issued its long-awaited decision in Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Garza Energy Trust, holding that the rule of capture bars recovery for damages for subsurface trespass caused by hydraulic fracturing. A concurring opinion and an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part were also filed. Copies of the opinions are available at: [link] The Court also held 1.

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The Haynesville Shale

The Energy Law Blog

In March 2008, several oil and gas companies announced the finding of what could potentially be the fourth largest deposit of natural gas in the world underneath northwestern Louisiana, southwestern Arkansas, and eastern Texas: the Haynesville Shale. The Louisiana Natural Resources Department has now created a website to provide information to the public related to the Haynesville Shale formation.

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