Panel Reverses, Remands Case Over Mineral Interests Based On Experts And Evidence

(November 10, 2023, 11:44 AM EST) -- EL PASO, Texas — A Texas appellate court panel has reversed and remanded a trial court’s summary judgment ruling in a dispute over whether a hydraulic fracturing operator trespassed onto another fracking company’s mineral interests by contaminating the area of operation with fracking wastewater.  The panel said the plaintiff offered evidence of harm and produced experts that were reliable (Iskandia Energy Operating Inc. v. SWEPI LP, No. 08-22-00103, Texas App., 8th Dist., 2023 Tex. App. LEXIS 8288)....