In Castle Tex. Prod. Ltd. P'ship v. Long Trusts, 134 S.W.3d 267 (Tex. App. - Tyler 2003, pet. denied), the Court interpreted a exculpatory clause which reads, in relevant part, as follows: "Operator . . . shall conduct and direct and have full control of all operations on the Contract Area as permitted and required by, and within the limits of, this agreement. It shall conduct all such operations in a good and workmanlike manner, but it shall have no liability as Operator to the other parties for losses sustained or liabilities incurred, except such as may result from gross negligence or willful misconduct." The Court held that this exculpatory clause was limited to claims that the operator failed to act as a reasonably prudent operator in its operations in the contract area and did not apply to a claim that it otherwise breached the JOAs. Id. at 283.