NORTHERN NATURAL GAS v. ONEOK FIELD SVCS.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Coldiron , of Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy PLLC, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, argued the cause, and Corey A. Neller and Paula M. Jantzen , of the same firm, and Richard A. Olmstead , of Kutak Rock LLP, of Wichita, were on the briefs for appellant Northern Natural Gas Company.

Dennis C. Cameron , of Gable & Gotwals, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, argued the cause, and Tyson D. Schwerdtfeger and Bradley W. Welsh , of the same firm, and Robert R. Eisenhauer , of Johnston and Eisenhauer, of Pratt, were on the brief for appellees ONEOK Field Services Company, L.L.C., and ONEOK Midstream Gas Supply, L.L.C.

David L. Heinemann , of Shank & Hamilton, P.C., of Kansas City, Missouri, argued the cause, and S.J. Moore , of the same firm, and Brian J. Madden and Adam S. Davis , of Wagstaff & Cartmell, L.L.P., of Kansas City, Missouri, were on the briefs for appellee Nash Oil & Gas, Inc.

Jim H. Goering , of Foulston Siefkin LLP, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Timothy B. Mustaine , of the same firm, and Larry E. Keenan and Timothy R. Keenan , of Keenan Law Firm, P.A., of Great Bend, were on the brief for appellee L.D. Drilling, Inc., and Mark Banner , of Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., of Tulsa, Oklahoma, were on the brief for appellees Lumen Energy Corporation and Lumen Midstream Partnership, LLC.

Michael Irvin , of Manhattan, was on the brief for amicus curiae Kansas Farm Bureau, Gordon B. Stull , of Stull Law Office, P.A., of Pratt, was on the brief for amicus curiae Haynesville Surface and Minerals Association, Inc., Gregory J. Stucky , of Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, L.L.C., of Wichita, was on the brief for amicus curiae Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association, and David G. Seely , of the same firm, was on the brief for amicus curiae Eastern Kansas Royalty Owners Association.

Teresa J. James , of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, L.L.P., of Overland Park, was on the brief for amicus curiae Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.

Will B. Wohlford , of Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, of Wichita, and Jeffery L. Carmichael , of the same firm, were on the brief for amicus curiae Val Energy, Inc.