Royalco Oil & Gas Corp. v. Stockhome Trading Corp.

OPINION

LEE ANN DAUPHINOT, Justice.

Appellant Royaleo Oil & Gas Corporation appeals from the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Appellee Stock-home Trading Corporation. In one issue, Royaleo argues that the trial court’s failure to apply Texas oil and gas law resulted in an erroneous determination that a partial transfer of a lessee’s interest in a disposal well lease agreement was a sublease. Because we hold that the trial court did not err by declining to apply Texas law relating to mineral leases, we affirm.

Background

In February 2008, Stockhome entered into a “Salt Water Disposal…