INB LAND & CATTLE, LLC v. Kerr-McGee Rocky Mountain Corp.

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

In this oil and gas case involving claims of mineral trespass, conversion, and civil theft, plaintiff, INB Land & Cattle LLC, appeals the summary judgment in favor of defendant, Kerr-McGee Rocky Mountain Corporation. We affirm.

In 1970, the parties' predecessors in interest entered into an oil and gas lease that gave Kerr-McGee's predecessor the right to develop and market all minerals underlying INB's land (working or operating interest), in exchange for a one-eighth royalty from the minerals sold (royalty interest). The lease covered the south half of the northwest…