PetroQuest Energy, LLC v. Banks

AMY, Judge.

_JjThis concursus proceeding questions the appropriate royalty to be paid a mineral lessor from a well operated by the plaintiff in the concursus. Both the lessor and an overriding royalty interest owner were named as defendants. The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment seeking a determination of the appropriate royalty due from the well in light of an amendment to the original lease. The trial court entered partial summary judgment in favor of the overriding royalty interest *545holder. The lessor appeals. For the following reasons, we reverse the entry of partial summary…