Amoco Production Co. v. Braslau

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

In this oil and gas case, the problem is whether term royalties expired because there was a cessation of production after the expiration of the primary terms of the term royalty deeds. Our holding is that while production did cease, there is evidence to support the trial court’s finding that there was but a temporary cessation; and consequently the term royalties did not expire. As will be indicated below, the holding under the particular facts is one of first impression; and it extends our previous holdings on temporary cessation of production.

Amoco Production…