Abstract: Current Issues in Oil and Gas Royalty Litigation

CHRISTIANSEN, MARK D.

This presentation will focus on the current wave of royalty owner lawsuits concerning issues such as (1) the impact of post-production or transportation-related expenses in computing gas royalty payments, (2) the use of posted prices in valuing crude oil, (3) the claims of royalty owners to a share of gas contract litigation settlements between producers and gas purchasers, and (4) challenges to certain transactions between producer-lessees and their affiliated entities.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90944©1997 AAPG Mid-Continent Section Meeting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma