Supreme Court

Case: 26-0235    
26-0235
03/13/2026
Petition for Review under Tex. R. App. P. 53.1
FORT APACHE ENERGY, INC., ET AL. 
SHORT OG III, LTD., ET AL. 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
03/13/2026Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Fort Apache Energy, Inc., et al.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
05/29/2026Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
04/17/2026Petition for Review disposedDenied with Justice not sitting. (Justice Busby not participating)
03/17/2026Case forwarded to Court 
03/16/2026Clerk's Record 
03/13/2026Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Fort Apache Energy, Inc., et al.
Calendars
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05/29/2026Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Verdad Oil & Gas CorporationPetitionerMr. Steven Knight
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. David Fisher
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Bloxsom, III, Allan P.PetitionerMr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Ms. Amy Foreman
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. David Fisher
Mr. Steven Knight
C & S Energy Ventures, LLCPetitionerMs. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. Steven Knight
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. David Fisher
Short GP, LLCRespondentMr. Gregory Brassfield
Mr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Hayden Hanson
Jessica Cox
Short GP III, LLCRespondentMr. Gregory Brassfield
Jessica Cox
Hayden Hanson
Mr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Schuhardt Consulting Profit Sharing PlanPetitionerMr. Charles J. Cain
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. David Fisher
Mr. Steven Knight
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Pike, Geoffrey PetitionerMr. Steven Knight
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. David Fisher
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
McBee Operating Company, LLCPetitionerMs. Amy Foreman
Mr. David Fisher
Mr. Steven Knight
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Stormy Night, LLCPetitionerMr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. Steven Knight
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. David Fisher
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Fort Apache energy, Inc.PetitionerMr. Ryan E. Chapple
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Steven Knight
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. David Fisher
Ms. Amy Foreman
EB Reserve, LLCRespondentHayden Hanson
Mr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Mr. Gregory Brassfield
Jessica Cox
The Joseph Ditmar Revocable TrustPetitionerMr. David Fisher
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Steven Knight
Lavanco Energy, Ltd.PetitionerMs. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. David Fisher
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Steven Knight
Sjolander, BillPetitionerMr. David Fisher
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Steven Knight
Short OG II, LLCRespondentMr. Gregory Brassfield
Mr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Jessica Cox
Hayden Hanson
Vecta Oil & Gas, Ltd.PetitionerMs. Amy Foreman
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Steven Knight
Mr. David Fisher
Allan P. Bloxsom III, as Trustee of the Bloxsom Children's Trust & Truett Tristen Children's TrustPetitionerMs. Amy Foreman
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. David Fisher
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. Steven Knight
Southern Star Exploration, Inc.PetitionerMs. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Steven Knight
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. David Fisher
Ms. Amy Foreman
Short OG IV, Ltd.RespondentMr. Gregory Brassfield
Mr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Hayden Hanson
Jessica Cox
Short Family, Ltd.RespondentMr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Jessica Cox
Hayden Hanson
Mr. Gregory Brassfield
ApB Oil, LLCPetitionerMr. Steven Knight
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. David Fisher
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Short, Michael F.RespondentJessica Cox
Hayden Hanson
Mr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Mr. Gregory Brassfield
Bite My Pipe, LLCPetitionerMr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Steven Knight
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. David Fisher
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Batman, DalePetitionerMr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. David Fisher
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Mr. Steven Knight
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Short OG III, Ltd.RespondentMr. Gregory Brassfield
Hayden Hanson
Jessica Cox
Mr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Fort Apache Energy Ventures 2002, Inc.PetitionerMs. Ashley Morgan
Mr. David Fisher
Mr. Kyle Farrar
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. Steven Knight
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Short GP, LLCRespondentJessica Cox
Hayden Hanson
Mr. Gregory Brassfield
Jessica Cox
Mr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Gold Fork, LLCPetitionerMr. Kyle Farrar
Mr. Steven Knight
Ms. Amy Foreman
Mr. Ryan E. Chapple
Mr. Charles J. Cain
Ms. Ashley Morgan
Mr. David Fisher
Bent Tree Courts GP I, L.L.C.RespondentMr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Jessica Cox
Mr. Gregory Brassfield
Hayden Hanson
Short Family, Ltd.RespondentMr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Jessica Cox
Hayden Hanson
Mr. Gregory Brassfield
RL Reserve LLCRespondentMr. Gregory Brassfield
Mr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Jessica Cox
Hayden Hanson
Short GP II, LLCRespondentJessica Cox
Mr. Gregory Brassfield
Hayden Hanson
Mr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Bent Tree Courts 1, Ltd.RespondentMr. Christopher J. Schwegmann
Mr. Gregory Brassfield
Jessica Cox
Hayden Hanson
Court of Appeals Information:
Affirmed  
___ SW3d ___, 11-13-25 
9th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Leanne Johnson 
Trial Court Information
1A District Court 
Tyler 
Honorable Earl B. Stover 
27,291