DEVON ENERGY v. APACHE CORP.

No. 11-16-00105-CV.

550 S.W.3d 259 (2018)

DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P., Appellant, v. APACHE CORPORATION, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Opinion filed April 30, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harper Estes , Richard E. Booth , Midland, for Appellee.

David F. Johnson , Jeffrey C. King , Stephen D. Taylor , Fort Worth, for Appellant.

Panel consists of: Willson, J., Bailey, J., and Wright, S.C.J.


OPINION

This appeal concerns the statutory liability under the Texas Natural Resources Code of a producing oil and gas operator/lessee to make royalty payments directly to lessors with whom the producing operator/lessee did not have a lease. The trial court determined that the producing operator/lessee was not...

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