Stinnett v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Grounded in mineral exploration, development, and production in the panhandle of Texas with a history almost as long as that State’s oil and gas industry itself, the case that engenders the instant appeal requires interpretation of contractual provisions contained in several agreements and application of such interpretation to facts that are either undisputed or have been determined by a jury. The plaintiffs (collectively, “the Mastersons”), as lessors and successors in interest to lessors of minerals in the West Panhandle Field (the “Field”), instigated this litigation…