Legal Opinion
Duerson v. Mills
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 16, 1982No. 54196PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYDSTON, Presiding Judge.
Amoco appeals from judgment cancelling oil and gas leases. One well on the leasehold, drilled in 1958 to the Morrow formation, holds the 640 acre spacing unit by production. Production has dwindled since the early seventies.
Lessors filed suit on January 3, 1978, claiming nearby wells have been developed to the Chester formation and unless the Chester is developed on their leasehold, the gas under this spacing unit will be drained. Lessors asked the court to cancel their leases as to all formations except the Morrow, to award drainage damages caused by Amoco’s failure…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Stewart v. Amerada Hess Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Hudspeth v. SchmelzerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Henry v. ClaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Jones v. MooreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
- Hoyt v. Continental Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Baytide Petroleum, Inc. v. Continental Resources, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010
- Barby v. Cabot Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Paul M. Barby v. Cabot Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991