MATRIX PRODUCTION CO. v. RICKS EXPLORATION

No. 24,211.

102 P.3d 1285 (2004)

136 N.M. 593

2004-NMCA-135

MATRIX PRODUCTION COMPANY, a Texas corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RICKS EXPLORATION, INC., an Oklahoma corporation, Cardinal River Farm, Inc., Enerstar Resources Oil & Gas, L.L.C., Rehoboth, Inc., Tropical Minerals, Inc., Monarch Resources, L.L.C., Eleven Sands Exploration, Inc., Discovery Exploration, Peak Investments, Claude Arnold, H.J. Freede, Joe D. Pate Trust, Joe D. Pate, Jr. Trust, J. Durwood Pate, Jr. Trust, David C. Story, Larry Fenity, Blake Arnold, Jon G. Massey, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied December 7, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Owen, Montgomery & Andrews, P.A., Santa Fe, NM, John Timothy Byrd Houston, TX, for Appellant.

William G. W. Shoobridge, Shoobridge Law Firm, P.C., Hobbs, NM, Bradley A. Gungoll, Julia C. Rieman, Gungoll, Jackson, Collins, Box & Devoll, P.C., Enid, OK, for Appellees.


Certiorari Denied, No. 28,857, December 7, 2004.

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} This oil and gas case arises out of a model form joint operating agreement (JOA) to explore and develop minerals in Lea County, New Mexico, between the co-lessees of the mineral estate. "Form 610 Model Operating Agreement has been in use in the oil and gas industry in one form or another since 1956." John R. Reeves & J....

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