Cheney v. Caldwell

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• holding that the trial court erred in including value of appellee's labor in calculating operating expenses, and thus erred in finding the well was not profitable
• holding that the trial court erred in including value of appellee's labor in calculating operating expenses, and thus erred in finding the well was not profitable
• holding that requiring lessor to execute division order prior to receipt of royalties did not impose such a burden that it could be considered attempted modification of lease
• the well made $1,366.74 over a six-year period, which included a period of no sales and a period of temporary cessation in production
• a profit of less than $1,400 over a six-year base period preserved the lease even though production was intermittent
• “The fact that a lessee can keep operating costs at a minimum should inure to his benefit in a determination of whether a well produces in paying quantities.”

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