PPC ACQUISITION v. DELAWARE BASIN RES.

No. 08-19-00143-CV.

619 S.W.3d 338 (2021)

PPC ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC, Lowe Royalty Partners, LP, White Star Energy, Inc., Colt Development, L.L.C., the Northern Trust Company, as Trustee for the Edwards Living Trust Dated December 4, 2007, Mica Resources, LLC, Bidwell Minerals, LLC, Basin 16 LLC and the Northern Trust Company, as Trustee for the Sarah Zoller Separate Property Trust, Appellants, v. DELAWARE BASIN RESOURCES, LLC, OXY Delaware Basin, LLC, OXY USA WTP LP, and OXY USA Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

February 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS: Graham Simms , Freeman Mills PC, 115 W. 7th St., Ste. 1225, Fort Worth, TX 76102, William Berry , Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, PC, 500 West Illinois, Ste. 300, Midland, TX 79701-4337, Jason A. Newman , Baker Botts LLP, 910 Louisiana St., Houston, TX 77002.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES: John A. `Jad' Davis , Davis Gerald & Cremer PC, 400 W. Illinois, Suite 1400, P. O. Box 2796, Midland, TX 79702-2796, Matthew R. Stammel , Vinson & Elkins LLP, 2001 Ross Ave., Ste. 3700, Dallas, TX 75201-2975.

Before Rodriguez, C.J., Palafox, and Alley, JJ.


OPINION

This oil and gas case focuses on the interests that several parties have—or do not have—in three separate mineral leases on the same 640-acre section of land. The lessees claim to hold the 640 acres based on one producing well that was completed in 2003. The lessors contend...

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