Samson Resources Co. v. Amerada Hess Corp.

Opinion by

CAROL M. HANSEN, Chief Judge:

11 Defendant/Appellants, Amerada Hess Corporation (Amerada) and Chesapeake Exploration Limited Partnership (Chesapeake), successor by merger to DLB Oil & Gas, Inc. (DLB), seek review of the trial court's final order granting summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff/Appellee, Samson - Resources Company (Samson) on Samson's claim for specific performance under the preferential right to purchase clauses of three oil and gas joint operating agreements (JOAs). We hold Amerada was required by the maintenance of unit ownership clause of each JOA to offer its…