CHESAPEAKE OPERATING v. VALENCE OPERATING

Nos. 98-6314, 98-6327.

193 F.3d 1153 (1999)

CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 4, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Waldo, Mock, Schwabe, Waldo, Elder, Reeves & Bryant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Charles C. Smith, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Before BALDOCK, BARRETT, and McKAY, Circuit Judges.


BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Chesapeake Operating, Inc. filed a diversity action against Valence Operating Company to collect its proportionate share of the costs of drilling, completing, and operating an oil and gas well known as the "Fell 1-22" located in a 160-acre quarter section in Grady County, Oklahoma. A jury verdict found Valence liable to Chesapeake for well costs in the stipulated amount of $284,262.09 under a November 1995 agreement between the parties. Chesapeake...

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