Kincade v. Midroc Oil Co.

| t KOSTELKA, J.

Plaintiffs, L.L. Kincade, Jr. and his wife, Bobbie (“Kincade”), appeal a district court judgment denying their claims stemming from a Letter Agreement dated May 11, 1977 between Mr. Kincade, an independent consulting geologist, and Midroc Oil Company (“Midroc”), a Texas general partnership then engaged in oil and gas exploration and development in north Louisiana. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

Prior to entering into the Letter Agreement with Midroc, Kincade had studied an area in Lincoln and Union Parishes and identified a prospect later…