Eog Resources, Inc. v. Hanson Production Co.

Opinion by

ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Justice.

Appellant EOG Resources, Inc. (“EOG”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment after a non-jury trial. On appeal, EOG contends the evidence was legally insufficient to support the trial court’s findings that Hanson Production Company’s (“Hanson”) overriding royalty interest was defined by the terms of a mineral lease assignment and that this overriding royalty interest was enforceable upon extensions or renewals of the assigned mineral lease. We overrule EOG’s two issues and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Background

This is a dispute surrounding EOG’s…