Raymond v. Union Texas Petroleum Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MENTZ, District Judge.

Lubin Raymond, Sr. and other owners of land in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana filed this diversity suit against defendants, Union Texas Petroleum Corporation (UTP) and Enstar Corporation (Enstar) claiming that defendants are using the plaintiffs’ land for salt water disposal without compensating plaintiffs for that right. Plaintiffs’ complaint alleges that defendants injected salt water into a disposal well on neighboring property which migrated and unlawfully invaded the subsurface of plaintiffs’ property. Plaintiffs claim lost revenues and permanent…