Legal Opinion
ConocoPhillips Co. v. Lyons
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 2012No. Docket 32,624PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAES, Chief Justice.
{1} This litigation stems from a dispute over the proper calculation of royalty payments on state oil and gas leases. In New Mexico, the Commissioner of Public Lands (Commissioner) “is hereby authorized to execute and issue in the name of the state of New Mexico, as lessor, leases for the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas, from any lands belonging to the state of New Mexico, or held in trust by the state under grants from the United States of America.” NMSA 1978, § 19-10-1 (1953). In a typical oil and gas lease, lessees are granted the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- C.R. Anthony Co. v. Loretto Mall PartnersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- Continental Potash, Inc. v. Freeport-McMoran, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- Ponder v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Anderson Living Trust v. WPX Energy Production, LLCDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2014
- Benz v. Town Center Land, LLCNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2013
- Anderson Living Trust v. Conocophillips Co.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2013
- Anderson Living Trust v. WPX Energy Production, LLCDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2015
- Anderson Living Trust v. WPX Energy Production, LLCDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2015
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