VALENCE OPERATING CO. v. ANADARKO PETROLEUM

No. 06-09-00023-CV.

303 S.W.3d 435 (2010)

VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY, Appellant, v. ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided January 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric S. Lipper, Joe G. Roady, Hirsch & Westheimer, PC, Houston, for Appellant.

Brandon J. Edmundson, Shayne D. Moses, David A. Palmer, Moses, Palmer & Howell, LLP, Fort Worth, for Appellee.

Before MORRISS, C.J., CARTER and CORNELIUS, JJ.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice CORNELIUS (Retired).

This case involves the interpretation of a nonconsent provision in a joint operating agreement to develop oil and gas leases. Although the case presents many issues, the principal question is whether Valence Operating Company (Valence) actually commenced work on its proposed operation to drill four wells within the time frame specified by a joint operating agreement.

Valence entered into a joint operating...

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