February 2024 – In Powell v. Statoil Oil & Gas LP, the North Dakota Supreme Court examined the implications of failing to notify a suspended royalty owner of a title defect under North Dakota’s “Suspense Statute.
February 2024 – In True Oil LLC v. BLM, the Wyoming Federal District Court addressed whether a surface owner could grant a subsurface easement through federal minerals without Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval.