Representative Case
Point Energy Partners, LLC v. MRC Permian Company
Practice areas: Oil and Gas
Attorneys: Robert Vartabedian, Conrad Hester, Craig Haynes, Alix Allison, Connor Bourland
Case Overview
Represented Point Energy in a dispute over rightful ownership of 4,000 gross acres in the Permian Basin. The case hinged on whether MRC’s failure to timely drill was excused by the force majeure clause in the relevant lease. Now regarded as a seminal precedent for such disputes, Point prevailed before the Texas Supreme Court in a 2023 decision that was noted in The Texas Lawbook.