Legal Opinion
Chieftain Royalty Co. v. QEP Energy Co.
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided March 16, 2012No. CIV-11-212-RPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DAVID L. RUSSELL, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the Motion for Class Certification, filed by Plaintiff, Chieftain Royalty Company. Defendant QEP Energy Company responded to the motion. The Court conducted a hearing on January 30, 2012, and after considering the parties’ oral and written submissions, including their supplemental authorities, the Court finds as follows.
Plaintiff owns mineral rights in Oklahoma gas wells where Defendant serves as operator, or from which Defendant, as non-operator, separately marketed production. Plaintiff alleges Defendant used its…
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