Prodeco Exploration, Inc. v. Ware

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Adobe Oil & Gas Corporation, brought this action for declaratory relief, alleging that the appellee, Gayl Lauderdale Ware, was not entitled to certain monies under an oil and gas lease. Ware counterclaimed, seeking a declaratory judgment in her favor and also filed a “Motion to Require Payment of Royalties into the Court Registry.” After a hearing, the trial court took the matter under advisement, and later entered the order granting Ware’s motion.

Adobe is the operator and owner of a working interest in a producing leasehold, in which Ware asserts a…