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TEXACO INC. v. BERRY PETROLEUM CORP.

No. CIV-93-1201-A.

869 F.Supp. 1523 (1994)

TEXACO INC., a Delaware Corporation, d/b/a Texaco, U.S.A., Plaintiff, v. BERRY PETROLEUM CORPORATION, an Oklahoma Corporation; Jack S. Henley, as Trustee for Berry Petroleum Corporation; Ward Petroleum Corporation; BPC Creditors Trust; Jack S. Henley, as Trustee for BPC Creditors Trust; Berry 1981-II Private Drilling Program, an Oklahoma Limited Partnership; Berry 1981-III Drilling Program, an Oklahoma Limited Partnership; Ward Petroleum Corporation, f/k/a L.O. Ward Oil Company; L.O. Ward; Grace Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware Corporation; Meridian Oil Production Inc., a Delaware corporation, f/k/a El Paso Exploration Company; El Paso Natural Gas Company, a Delaware corporation; Mustang Fuel Corp. of Oklahoma, a Delaware corporation; Geodyne Nominee Corporation, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest to Pioneer Production Corporation; Astro Communications, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, f/k/a Astro Drilling Company successor in interest to Astro 1981 Drilling Program, Ltd.; Eagle Petroleum Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation; Settlers Energy Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation; Robert A. Hefner III, an individual; David Christofferson, an individual; Don Millican, an individual; and Alan Chatfield, an individual, Defendants. GEODYNE NOMINEE CORPORATION, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. MESA OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP COMPANY; Mesa Midcontinent Limited Partnership; Mesa Services Limited Partnership; Pickens Operating Company; Diverse GP II; HefLin Energy Corporation, Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Oklahoma.

December 5, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Waldo, Rob F. Robertson, Mock Schwabe Waldo Elder Reeves & Bryant, Oklahoma City, OK, for plaintiff Texaco Inc., a Delaware Corp. dba Texaco USA.

Gerald E. Durbin, II, Michael L. Darrah, Rodney D. Stewart, Durbin Larimore & Bialick, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendants Berry Petroleum Corp., Berry 1981-II Private Drilling Program, Berry 1981-III Drilling Program.

Lynn A. Pringle, Pringle & Pringle, C. William Threlkeld, Fenton Fenton Smith Reneau & Moon, Michael E. Smith, Barnes Smith & Lewis, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendants Ward Petroleum Corp. fka L.O. Ward Oil Co., L.O. Ward.

Larry D. Ottaway, Michael C. Felty, Foliart Huff Ottaway & Caldwell, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant BPC Creditors Trust.

Larry D. Ottaway, Michael C. Felty, Foliart Huff Ottaway & Caldwell, Gerald E. Durbin, II, Durbin Larimore & Bialick, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant Jack S. Henley, as trustee of the BPC Creditors Trust.

George D. Davis, N. Martin Stringer, McKinney Stringer & Webster, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant Grace Petroleum Corp.

James J. Sykora, McKenzie Moffett & Sykora, Clifford A. Wright, Clifford A. Wright, PC, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendants Meridian Oil Production Inc. fka El Paso Exploration Co., El Paso Natural Gas Co.

David O. Cordell, Drew Neville, Jr., Deborah A. Wolfe, Linn & Neville, Elisabeth M. Ellis, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant Mustang Fuel Corp., of Okl.

George D. Davis, McKinney Stringer & Webster, Oklahoma City, OK, Rand Phipps, Jack A. Canon, Michael G. Daniel, Tulsa, OK, for defendant Geodyne Nominee Corp.

George D. Davis, John S. Gardner, McKinney Stringer & Webster, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant Astro Communications Inc. fka Astro Drilling Co.

Roger D. Graham, Hartzog Conger Cason & Hargis, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant Eagle Petroleum Corp.

Arthur W. Schmidt, Mahaffey & Gore, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant Robert A. Hefner, III.

David B. Christofferson, pro se.

George D. Davis, N. Martin Stringer, John S. Gardner, McKinney Stringer & Webster, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant Samson Inv. Co., successor to Grace Petroleum Corp.

Lynn A. Pringle, Pringle & Pringle, C. William Threlkeld, Fenton Fenton Smith Reneau & Moon, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant L.O. Ward Oil Co.

Frank H. McGregor, III, William K. Elias, Michael J. Massad, McKenzie Moffett & Sykora, Oklahoma City, OK, for third-party defendants Mesa Operating Ltd. Partnership Co., Mesa Midcontinent Ltd. Partnership, Mesa Services Ltd. Partnership, Pickens Operating Co.

Larry G. Ball, Robert G. Gum, G. Patrick O'Hara, Mark R. McPhail, Spradling Alpern Friot Gum & Scoggins, Oklahoma City, OK, Donald J. Camp, Austin TX, for third-party defendant Diverse GP II.

Timothy L. Martin, Looney Nichols Johnson & Hayes, Oklahoma City, OK, for third-party defendant Hef-Lin Energy Corp.

Larry D. Ottaway, Michael C. Felty, Foliart Huff Ottaway & Caldwell, Gerald E. Durbin, II, Durbin, Larimore & Bialick, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant Jack S. Henley, as trustee for Berry Petroleum Corp.

ORDER

ALLEY, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by defendants, Meridian Oil Production Inc.1 ("Meridian") and El Paso Natural Gas Company ("El Paso") (collectively "defendants"), pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. Defendant Robert A. Hefner adopts the position asserted by Meridian and El Paso and seeks summary judgment as well. Defendant Geodyne Nominee Corporation and...

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