Cimarron Oil Corp. v. Howard Energy Corp.

OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

Cimarron Oil Corp. ("Cimarron Oil") appeals the entry of a judgment, pursuant to the Indiana Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act, Ind.Code § 34-14-1-1, et seq., decreeing that lessee Howard Energy Corp. ("Howard Energy"), as opposed to lessee Cimarron Oil, possesses the exclusive right to recover all coal bed methane gas ("CBM") from coal seams underlying the real property of Gletus and Ernestine Hardiman ("the Hardimans") in Gibson County, Indiana. We affirm.

Issue

Cimarron Oil presents the issue of whether a lease dated October 1, 1976, whereby the Hardimans…