January 25, 2017
Partner Chris Halgren and Associate Austin Brister authored an article on OilandGasLawDigest.com discussing the recent holding by the El Paso Court of Appeals, ruling that a trial court outside of Travis County has jurisdiction to issue a pre-injury injunction prohibiting a party with a valid RRC injection well permit from operating its well based on a claim the well would cause “waste.”
A link to the full article can be found here: https://oilandgaslawdigest.com/caselaw/texas-court-holds-permit-injection-well-may-challenged-outside-railroad-commission-travis-county-via-injunctive-relief/