Hoover v. Arkoma Production Co.

James R. Cooper, Judge.

The appellant in this contract case is a petroleum geologist who worked for the appellee, Arkoma Production Company, from June 1981 to February 1985. The appellant had an employment contract with the appellee dated June 22,1982, which superseded an initial contract dated June 11,1981. The issues in this case involve whether the contract was orally modified by the parties in August 1984 and whether the language of the contract gives the appellant the right to participate in wells drilled by the appellee after the appellant left the appellee’s employ. The chancellor,…