1. Do you think the District Court ruled correctly in this case?
2. If the RRC does not have authority to grant permits for allocation wells, what effects and/or consequences may be felt during the pendency of this issue being fully resolved with the courts?

No. D-1-GN-20-000099 ELSIE OPIELA AND IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ADRIAN OPIELA, JR., Plaintiffs, V. TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS Defendant. MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC, Intervenor. 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT FINAL JUDGMENT On April 13, 2021, this suit for judicial review of the Railroad Commission of Texas's (the "Commission") Final Order in Oil & Gas Docket No. 02-315435, Complaint of Elsie Opiela and Adrian Opiela Regarding Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC's (521544) Audioslave A Lease, Well No. 102H, Permit No. 839487, Sugarcane (Austin Chalk) Field, Karnes County, Texas, was heard. Plaintiffs Elsie Opiela and Adrian Opiela, Jr., Defendant Railroad Commission of Texas, and Intervenor Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC ("Magnolia") appeared through counsel. The Court admitted the administrative record into evidence. The Court, having considered the pleadings, the briefs, and the administrative record, and having heard the arguments of counsel for the parties, is of the opinion that the Commission's Final Order signed on October 1, 2019, which is the subject of this cause, should be and is hereby REVERSED AND REMANDED.IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED THAT: 1 . The Commission erred in adopting rules for allocation and Production Sharing Agreement ("PSA") well permits without complying with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, Tex. Gov't Code $ 2001.001 et seq., and further erred in applying those rules by issuing well permits for the Audioslave A 102H Well (the "Audioslave Well"). 2. The Commission erred in concluding it has no authority to review whether an applicant seeking a well permit has authority under a lease or other relevant title documents to drill the well. 3. The Commission erred in failing to consider the pooling clause of the lease covered by the Audioslave Well in deciding that Magnolia has a good faith claim to operate the well. 4. The Commission erred in finding that Magnolia showed a good faith claim of right to drill the Audioslave Well 5. The Court remands this matter to the Commission for further proceedings consistent with this judgment. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that costs are to be borne by the party that incurred the cost. This is a final judgment disposing of all claims and parties and is appealable. SIGNED this 12th day of May, 2021. JUDGE KARIN CRUMP