Legal Opinion
Victor A. Debetaz v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1990No. 88-3676PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.
This is an action arising out of two oil, gas, and mineral leases. The case was tried without a jury and the district judge denied all relief. We affirm.
Chevron is the lessee of four oil, gas, and mineral leases covering adjacent tracts in the Morganza Field in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. The plaintiffs/appellants are the successors to the lessors of the two leases at issue (“the Debetaz/Neal leases”). All four leases permit Chevron to pool the leased acreage with adjacent tracts at any time, so long as the pooled acreage does not exceed 160 acres. The leases also…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- City of Austin, Texas and Lower Colorado River Authority v. Decker Coal Company, a Joint Venture, Wytana, Inc. And Western Minerals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- McDonald v. Grande CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. Allen F. Campbell and A.F. Campbell & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990