CONOCOPHILLIPS CO. v. LYONS

No. 32,624.

299 P.3d 844 (2012)

2013-NMSC-009

CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY and Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company, L.P., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Patrick H. LYONS, Commissioner of Public Lands of the State of New Mexico, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 24, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Branch Law Firm, Turner W. Branch , Law Offices of Brian K. Branch, Brian K. Branch , Albuquerque, NM, Gary K. King , Attorney General, Robert Allen Stranahan, IV , Katherine Mary Moss , Santa Fe, NM, Susman Godfrey, L.L.P., Thomas Wallace Patterson , Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom, Schoenburg & Bienvenu, L.L.P., Kristina Elena Martinez , Campbell Trial Law, L.L.C., Michael Campbell , Holland & Hart, L.L.P., Mark F. Sheridan , Robert Jackson Sutphin, Jr. , Santa Fe, NM, for Appellees.


OPINION

MAES, Chief Justice.

{1} This litigation stems from a dispute over the proper calculation of royalty payments on state oil and gas leases. In New Mexico, the Commissioner of Public Lands (Commissioner) "is hereby authorized to execute and issue in the name of the state of New Mexico, as lessor, leases for the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas, from any lands belonging to the state of New Mexico, or held in...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases