Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co. v. Petromax Operating Co.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Moseley

This case involves the adjudication of the parties’ interests in certain oil and gas leases located in Brazos County.1 Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company, LP, sued PetroMax Operating Co., Inc. (Petro-Max), Woodbine Acquisition, LLC (Woodbine), Petro Texas, LLC (Petro Texas), CH4 Energy II, LLC (CH4), and TexCal Energy South Texas LP (TexCal) (collectively Appellees), for allegedly acquiring oil and gas interests to which Burlington had a claim. In an effort to obtain a declaratory judgment that would settle its claim to the oil and gas interests in…