Krabbe v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

JOHNSON, Justice.

Appellants Harry Kenneth Krabbe and others 1 (collectively, Krabbe), as oil and gas lessors, sued appellee Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko), lessee, for a declaratory judgment that the lease terminated due to two periods of time during which production ceased. The trial court entered judgment declaring the lease valid and awarded Anadarko attorneys’ fees. Appellants contend that the trial court erred by (1) finding that the two periods of cessation in production were excused under the temporary cessation of production doctrine; and (2) awarding attorneys’ fees to…