BEAUMONT – After suffering a recent defeat, Denbury Green Pipeline Texas has taken its eminent domain case against Texas Rice Land Partners to the highest court in the Lone Star State.

On July 12, Denbury filed a petition for writ of mandamus, requesting Texas Supreme Court justices issue a writ directing a Jefferson County judge to vacate a June 29 order preventing the company from “accessing its easement” on the rice farmers’ land.

When the landowners declined, Denbury claimed common carrier status and that the pipeline would be for public use, exercising the right of eminent domain to take their property.

In 2010, Denbury constructed a portion of the pipeline and has since been pumping carbon dioxide. When Denbury sought to inspect the line earlier this year, Texas Rice refused access.

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SE Texas Record – David Yates – 07/18/2017