Ironwood Resources, Ltd. v. Baby Oil, Inc.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

11 Plaintiffs seek review of a judgment, which granted Defendants’ declinatory exception of improper venue.1 We deny the writ and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Facts

Plaintiffs are the owners of undivided working interests in and to certain oil, gas, and mineral leases, which cover and affect lands in the Deer Island Field of Terre-bonne Parish, Louisiana. The leases are governed by a Model Form Operating Agreement. American Explorer, Inc. was the original operator under the Operating Agreement. American Explorer, Inc. changed its name to PetroQuest Corporation and sometime…