Legal Opinion
Independent Petroleum Ass'n of America v. Dewitt
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 8, 2002No. Nos. 00-5404 and 00-5405PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Producers of natural gas typically lease the mineral rights and compensate the owner by means of a royalty calculated as some fraction (such as $ or %) of the value of the gas produced. In exchange, lessees agree to bear the costs and risks of exploration and production. Federal and Indian gas leases are no exception.
But the federal government is not your standard oil-and-gas lessor. For the detailed ascertainment of the parties’ rights, its…
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