Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Southeastern Pipe Line Co. acquired certain oil and gas leases from Frances and Victor Tichacek, Henry and Darlene Divin, Reed and Lou Ann Kubena, and John Rabius (collectively, "lessors"). When the leases were about to expire for nonproduction, Southeastern extended them by pooling the leases with producing acreage to form a unit. The lessors sued, claiming that Southeastern had pooled in bad faith and...
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