Berenergy Corp. v. BTU Western Resources, Inc.

DAVIS, Justice.

[¶1] This case involves a dispute between mineral developers in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. Berenergy Corporation produces oil from several sites under three oil and gas leases granted by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The surface area covered by those leases and wells overlaps lands that, pursuant to BLM coal leases, affiliates of Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody) are planning to strip-mine.

[¶2] Berenergy’s suit eventually led to cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court’s April 1, 2015 “Order Granting in Part…