Moncrief v. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co.

GOLDEN, Justice.

According to the parties, this declaratory judgment action involves the construction of unambiguous provisions of several written agreements relating to the non-consent drilling operations of a deep exploratory oil and gas well on acreage committed to the unitized field known as the Madden Deep Unit, 1 and the application of those unambiguous provisions to undisputed facts.

Following the publication of this court’s original opinion in this case which reversed a summary judgment in favor of appellees, appellees applied for rehearing. 2 We granted that application. Appellees…