JARDELL v. HILLIN OIL CO.

No. 85-C-2113.

485 So.2d 919 (1986)

Bennett William JARDELL, et al. v. HILLIN OIL COMPANY, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick S. Ottinger, Tom Richard, Plauché, Hartley, Lapeyre & Ottinger, Lafayette, William E. Shaddock, Bernard H. McLaughlin, Jr., William B. Monk, Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, Lake Charles, Edward B. Dubuisson, Opelousas, for defendants-applicants.

Karl E. Boellert, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs.


CALOGERO, Justice.

Resolution of the dispute in this case requires interpretation and application of the provisions of a mineral lease in order to ascertain whether the lease has expired under its own terms. Applicable here is the "cessation of production" clause, more specifically the definition of "reworking operations," and the characterization of certain well site activities.

The clause is part of the Louisiana Revised Four form, a printed form which is...

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