eCourse
Royalty Overpayments, Self-Help Recoupment, and Division Order Pitfalls
Contains material from May 2026
Royalty Overpayments, Self-Help Recoupment, and Division Order Pitfalls
Not yet rated
Technical Questions?
512.475.6700
service@utcle.org
What happens when an operator overpays royalties — and what happens when it tries to get them back? Survey the recoupment toolkit available to Texas operators and zeroes in on the division order issues that can complicate recovery. Drawing on DDR Weinert v. Ovintiv (5th Cir. 2025), Perdido Properties v. Devon Energy (Tex. App.—Eastland 2023), and Samson v. Bordages (Tex. 2024), address self-help recoupment, the risks of paying without a signed division order, and the impact of the Supreme Court's new simple-interest default rule on royalty disputes.
Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Paper Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.75
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 6/30/2027
You must be signed in, have purchased this eCourse,
and the eCourse must be active
to have access.
Sessions
Credit
1.
Royalty Overpayments, Self-Help Recoupment, and Division Order Pitfalls (May 2026)
Austin W. Brister
0.75
0.00
0.00
0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Paper
(pdf)
– 32 pgs
Slides
(pdf)
– 36 pgs
Session 1 —47 mins 0.75
Royalty Overpayments, Self-Help Recoupment, and Division Order Pitfalls (May 2026)
What happens when an operator overpays royalties — and what happens when it tries to get them back? Survey the recoupment toolkit available to Texas operators and zeroes in on the division order issues that can complicate recovery. Drawing on DDR Weinert v. Ovintiv (5th Cir. 2025), Perdido Properties v. Devon Energy (Tex. App.—Eastland 2023), and Samson v. Bordages (Tex. 2024), address self-help recoupment, the risks of paying without a signed division order, and the impact of the Supreme Court's new simple-interest default rule on royalty disputes.
Originally presented: Apr 2026 Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute
Austin W. Brister,
McGinnis Lochridge - Houston, TX