Veverka v. Davies & Co.

I wholeheartedly agree that the plaintiff s royalty interest is % of 3/ie — or Vs — of the unit production. This result is not affected by the fact that it happens that the sole producing well on the unitized 480 acres is located on one of plaintiff s two quarter sections included in the unit. The result would be the same if the sole producing well was located on the Krug quarter section. As the result of unitization, the entire 480 acres became subject to a Va royalty interest in the plaintiff, a V24 royalty interest in Krug and a 5k working interest in the defendant.

The majority’s opinion…