Tittizer v. Union Gas Corp.

The parties dispute the amount of royalties that an oil and gas lessee owes landowners under the pooling provisions of multiple oil and gas leases. The landowner argues that her lease’s pooling provisions entitle her to royalties on the pooled unit from the date of first production. The lessee argues that royalties are due from the later date of recordation of the Designation of Pooled Unit. We agree with the lessee and affirm in part the judgment of the court of appeals and remand the case to the court of appeals to consider the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees.

In 1999, Union Gas…