Legal Opinion
Amarex, Inc. v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 2, 1987No. 66910PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
The United States Bankruptcy Court of the Western District of Oklahoma, pursuant to 20 O.S. (1981) §§ 1601 et. seq., has certified to this court the following question of law:
“May the operator of an oil and gas lease perfect its contractual operator’s lien against the interest of another working interest owner by filing a lien in the form of a mechanic’s and materialman’s lien statement, 42 O.S. §§ 144, 146 (1981), or must the operator perfect its interest within the recording statutes as an instrument affecting real estate? 16 O.S. §§ 93, 94, 95, and 96. Stated another way,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cate v. Archon Oil Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Tidwell v. Atlanta Gas Light Co. (In Re Georgia Steel, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1984
- Hinds v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Davidson Oil Country Supply Co. v. Pioneer Oil & Gas Eqpt. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Perkins v. CissellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bonner v. Oklahoma Rock Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- K & H Well Service, Inc. v. Tcina, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- Oxley v. General Atlantic Resources, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- State Ex Rel. State Insurance Fund v. JOA, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- John Carey Oil Co. v. W.C.P. InvestmentsIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
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