In Landmark Decision, Texas Supreme Court Holds That Produced Water Belongs to the Mineral Estate Lessee

Texas Commercial Litigation practice chair and Complex Litigation and Arbitration practice co-chair Paul Genender and partner Craig Stanfield co-authored an article in The Texas Lawbook on a recent Supreme Court of Texas ruling that answered who owns produced water.

In the article, they discuss Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating and how the court unanimously held that, absent express contractual language to the contrary, produced water belongs to the mineral estate lessee, not the surface estate owner.

Associate William Mahoney also contributed to the article.