NEW ORLEANS - A unanimous Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 21 upset a grant of summary judgment for the operator of a natural gas well in a dispute over the adequacy of expense and production reports to so-called unleased owners whose property is included in a gas and oil production unit even though they have not executed a lease (Brannon Properties v. Chesapeake Operating Inc., No. 12-30306, 5th Cir.)....(read more)![]()
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