Wagner & Brown, Ltd. v. Sheppard

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that a lessor became an unleased cotenant when the lease lapsed, and was entitled to a share of proceeds from minerals, less the lessor’s share of the costs of production and marketing
• noting that “oil and gas leases in general, and pooling clauses in particular, are a matter of contract”
• recognizing applicability of “economic feasibility exception,” which limits owner to lesser amount of damages when necessary to avoid overcompensation
• stating that trial court’s ruling on equitable relief is reviewed for abuse of 58 discretion
• holding questions regarding “the expediency, necessity, or propriety of equitable relief” are for the trial court
• determining that a mineral interest owner was obligated, as a cotenant, to bear expenses incurred by the operator of a unit encompassing the owner’s tract of land

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