BP America Production Company v. Red Deer Resources, LLC

OPINION

James T. Campbell, Justice

After a jury trial in a suit brought by appellee Red Deer Resources, LLC, the court signed a judgment terminating an oil, gas and mineral lease held by appellant BP America Production Company. BP appeals. We will affirm the judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

Some 2113 acres in Lipscomb and Hemphill Counties, Texas, are subject to BP’s Vera Murray lease. The lease, signed in 1962, began with a primary term of five years, and continued “as long thereafter as oil, gas or other mineral is produced from said land.” BP has owned and operated the lease since…