Legal Opinion
Watts v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1997No. 96-7041PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Several lessors of oil and gas mineral interests (“Lessors”) brought this diversity action against their lessee, Atlantic Richfield Company and Vastar Resources, Inc. (collectively “ARCO”). Lessors allege that ARCO: (1) failed to pay royalties on proceeds received from the settlement of certain disputes with its gas purchaser, Arkla Energy Resources (“Arkla”), (2) failed to obtain the highest price available for Lessors’ gas, and (3) failed to protect several of Lessors’ units against drainage. The district court granted summary judgment to ARCO on all three claims. We…
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