Legal Opinion
Amoco Production Co. v. Charles B. Wilson, Jr., Inc.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 12, 1999No. 77,999PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Larson, J.:
This is an appeal by the non-operators of an oil and gas lease, Charles B. Wilson, Jr., Inc.; Charles B. Wilson, Jr.; Billy R. Powell; and Barbara F. Powell (collectively Wilson) and UMC Petroleum Corporation (UMC), from a decision construing the terms of an operating agreement dated August 1, 1980, with Amoco Production Company (Amoco) as the operator, covering “[a]ll rights below the base of the Hugoton” in Section 35, Township 29 South, Range 40 West, Stanton County, Kansas.
The trial court granted summary judgment to Amoco, holding oil and gas leasehold interests in the north…
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- Rankin v. NaftalisTexas Supreme Court · 1977
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- Cornwell v. JespersenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1985
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