McCLAIN v. RICKS EXPLORATION CO.

Nos. 80954, 80943, 80947, 80948 and 81-115.

894 P.2d 422 (1994)

Jack McCLAIN, Plaintiff/Appellant, Joe K. Lester, Plaintiff, Fred Rick Opitz, Personal Representative of the Estate of Fred Opitz, and Ben McClain, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. RICKS EXPLORATION COMPANY, Sanguine Ltd., Cotton Petroleum, Inc., now Oxy USA, Inc., Hal French, Inc., Longhorn Energy Corporation, Fossill Oil and Gas, Inc., Meyer-Moran Revocable Trust, Dale Cheek, Ran Ricks, Jr., Jerral W. Jones, Don H. Nelson, Ruth K. Nelson, R. Faye Tucker, Gerald Neff, Karen J. Williamson, V.M. Thompson, Jr., Nicor Exploration Company, Sun Oil Company, now Oryx Energy Company, King Resources Company, Ozark-Mahoning Company, now Elf Atochem North America, Inc., F. Howard Walsh, Jr., George B. Kaiser, Mel Abend, Francis Oil & Gas, Inc., John Athens, 2264 Company, Ltd., Joseph L. Parker, Jr., Leonard Klein, Joseph Gentry, Melvin Moran, Sidney Moran, Ronald Allen, Phoenix Resources Company, Getty Oil Company, now Texaco Producing, Inc., Connie Cheek, El Paso Natural Gas Company, American Natural Gas Production Company, Defendants/Appellees. Fred Rick OPITZ, Personal Representative of the Fred Opitz Estate and Ben McClain, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Jack McCLAIN and Joe K. Lester, Plaintiffs, Ricks Exploration Company, Hal French, Inc., Longhorn Energy Corporation, Dale Cheek, Ran Ricks Jr., Jerral W. Jones, Don H. Nelson, Ruth K. Nelson, R. Faye Tucker, Gerald Neff, Karen J. Williamson, V.M. Thompson, Jr., Nicor Exploration Company, King Resources Company, Ozark-Mahoning Company, now Elf Atochem North America, Inc., F. Howard Walsh, Jr., George B. Kaiser, Mel Abend, John Athens, 2264 Company, Ltd., Joseph L. Parker, Jr., Leonard Klein, Joseph Gentry, Ronald Allen and Phoenix Resources Company, Defendants/Appellants, Sanguine, Ltd., Cotton Petroleum, Inc., now Oxy USA, Inc., Fossil Oil & Gas, Inc., Meyer-Moran Revocable Trust, Sun Oil Company, now Oryx Energy Company, Francis Oil & Gas, Inc., Melvin Moran, Sidney Moran, Getty Oil Company, now Texaco Producing, Inc., Connie Cheek, El Paso Natural Gas Company and America Natural Gas Production Company, Defendants. Fred Rick OPITZ, Personal Representative of the Fred Opitz Estate and Ben McClain, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. GETTY OIL COMPANY, now Texaco Producing, Inc., Defendant/Appellant. Fred Rick OPITZ, Personal Representative of the Fred Opitz Estate and Ben McClain, Plaintiffs, v. HAL FRENCH, INC., Longhorn Energy Corporation, Dale Cheek, Ran Ricks, Jr., Jerral W. Jones, Don H. Nelson, Ruth K. Nelson, R. Faye Tucker, Gerald Neff, Karen J. Williamson, V.M. Thompson, Jr., Nicor Exploration Company, King Resources Company, Ozark-Mahoning Company, now Elf Atochem North America, Inc., F. Howard Walsh, Jr., George B. Kaiser, Mel Abend, John Athens, 2264 Company, Ltd., Joseph L. Parker, Jr., Leonard Klein, Joseph Gentry, Ronald Allen and Phoenix Resources Company, Defendants/Appellants, Ricks Exploration Company, Sanguine, Ltd., Cotton Petroleum, Inc., now Oxy USA, Inc., Fossil Oil & Gas, Inc., Meyer-Moran Revocable Trust, Sun Oil Company, now Oryx Energy Company, Francis Oil & Gas, Inc., Melvin Moran, Sidney Moran, Getty Oil Company, now Texaco Producing, Inc., Connie Cheek, and American Natural Gas Production Company, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Division 1.

As Amended on Limited Grant of Rehearing; Rehearing Petitions Otherwise Denied July 5, 1994.

Certiorari Denied November 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justus Hefley, Anadarko, for appellant Jack McClain.

Karl F. Hirsch, Patricia G. Parrish, Glenn M. White, Oklahoma City, for appellants Hal French, Inc., et al.

James M. Chaney, Thomas J. Daniel, IV, Oklahoma City, for appellant Ricks Exploration Co.

James R. Waldo, Oklahoma City, for appellant Getty Oil Co., now Texaco Producing, Inc.

Justus Hefley, David A. Stephens, Anadarko, for appellees Fred Rick Opitz, Personal Representative of the Estate of Fred Opitz, and Ben McClain.


Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 1.

OPINION

HANSEN, Judge:

This action is a consolidated appeal consisting of five separate appeals, with four separate appellants.1 Plaintiffs, Fred Rick Opitz, Personal Representative of the Estate of Fred Opitz ("Opitz"), Ben McClain and Jack McClain, mineral owners, brought this action...

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