Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Amerada Hess Corp.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 16, 1979No. 51254, 51255PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice:
The dispositive issues here are (1) whether oil and gas ceased being produced in paying quantities from an Amerada Hess Corporation [Amerada] leasehold, and if this be answered in the affirmative, then (2) whether the cessation operated to terminate Amerada’s leasehold estate in the premises.
Amerada, owner of oil and gas lease acquired from predecessor in title of present owners [owners], assigned a portion of its lease to Union Texas Petroleum [Union], who sank a producing well.1 The present owners2 later leased the same premises to the Rodman Corporation [Rodman] who also…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Clifton v. KoontzTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Skelly Oil Company v. ArcherTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Doss Oil Royalty Co. v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Gypsy Oil Co. v. MarshSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- McVicker v. Horn, Robinson & NathanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Hendrick v. WaltersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- TW Phillips Gas and Oil Co. v. JedlickaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Voiles v. Santa Fe Minerals, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- McCullough Oil, Inc. v. RezekWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
- Alumet v. Bear Lake Grazing Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1991
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