NEARBURG v. YATES PETROLEUM CORP.

No. 16783.

943 P.2d 560 (1997)

123 N.M. 526

1997-NMCA-069

Charles E.NEARBURG, dba Nearburg Exploration Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YATES PETROLEUM CORPORATION, a New Mexico Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied July 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Tucker, Tucker Law Firm, P.C., Santa Fe, for Appellant.

Ernest L. Carroll, Mary Lynn Bogle, Losee, Carson, Haas & Carroll, P.A., Artesia, for Appellee.

Robert G. West, Michener, Larimore, Swindle, Whitaker, Flowers, Sawyer, Reynolds & Chalk, L.L.P., Fort Worth, TX., Harold D. Stratton, Jr., Stratton & Cavin, P.A. Albuquerque, for Amicus Curiae, American Association of Professional Landmen.


OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

1. The opinion filed in this case on April 17, 1997 is hereby withdrawn and the following substituted therefor. Yates Petroleum Corporation's motion for rehearing is denied.

2. Operating agreements are commonly used in the oil and gas industry in New Mexico and other producing states to set forth the arrangement between interest owners as to exploration and development of jointly owned interests. See generally<...

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