Fleck, et al. v. Missouri River Royalty Corp., et al.
Docket No. 20150106
Oral Argument:
Thursday, September 3, 2015 2:45pm
Docket Info
- Title
- Nathaniel Fleck and Alma Bergmann as
Co-Trustees of the George J. Fleck Trust, Plaintiffs and Appellants
v.
Missouri River Royalty Corporation,
Exxon Mobile Corporation, and
Mountain Pacific General Inc., Defendants and Appellees - Case Type
- CIVIL APPEAL : OIL, GAS AND MINERALS
- Appeal From
-
Case No. 2012-CV-00169
Northwest Judicial District, McKenzie County
Robin Ann Schmidt
2015 ND 287872 N.W.2d 329
Oral Argument
9/3/2015
Highlight
The term "production" as used in a "so long thereafter" clause and any related savings clause extending an oil and gas lease generally will be interpreted to mean "production in paying quantities."
To determine whether a well is producing in paying quantities, a court must consider whether the well has yielded a profit over the operating costs over a reasonable period of time and whether a reasonably prudent operator would continue to operate a well in the manner in which the well was operated under all of the relevant circumstances.
(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)
| Seq. # | Filing Date | Description | Attachment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/13/2015 | NOTICE OF APPEAL : 04/13/2015 | |
| 2 | 04/13/2015 | NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV. | |
| 3 | 04/13/2015 | Notice served on Dennis E. Johnson & Ariston E. Johnson,Zachary E. Pelham, | |
| 4 | 04/13/2015 | Lawrence Bender & Michael Schoepf | |
| 5 | 05/05/2015 | ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MAY 4, 2015 (ENTRY NOS. 1-87) | |
| 6 | 05/18/2015 | MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF | |
| 7 | 05/19/2015 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 06/24/2015 | |
| 8 | 05/27/2015 | MOTION FOR REMAND | |
| 9 | 05/27/2015 | E-FILED MOTION | |
| 10 | 06/02/2015 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted | |
| 11 | 06/02/2015 | ORDER OF REMAND | |
| 12 | 06/02/2015 | Order/Judgment Sent to Parties | |
| 13 | 06/05/2015 | ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JUNE 4, 2015 (ENTRY NOS.1-95)(Re-Filed) | |
| 14 | 06/18/2015 | Amended Notice of Appeal | |
| 15 | 06/19/2015 | NOT. OF FILING AMENDED NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV. | |
| 16 | 06/19/2015 | Notice served on Dennis E. Johnson & Ariston E. Johnson,Zachary E. Pelham, | |
| 17 | 06/19/2015 | Lawrence Bender & Michael Schoepf | |
| 18 | 06/22/2015 | APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) | View |
| 19 | 06/22/2015 | E-FILED BRIEF (PDF) | |
| 20 | 06/22/2015 | APPELLANT APPENDIX | |
| 21 | 06/22/2015 | E-FILED APPENDIX | |
| 22 | 06/23/2015 | Rcv'd non-substantive corrections to ata (page numbers) | |
| 23 | 06/24/2015 | Rcv'd $85 e-filing surcharge for atb & ata (receipt #23695) | |
| 24 | 07/13/2015 | 1ST ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JULY 10, 2015 (ENTRY NOS. 1-99) | |
| 25 | 07/17/2015 | AMENED 1ST ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JULY 16, 2015(ENTRY NOS. 1-100) | |
| 26 | 07/22/2015 | APPELLEE BRIEF (Missouri River Royalty Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation)(PDF) | View |
| 27 | 07/22/2015 | E-FILED BRIEF (Missouri River Royalty Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation)(PDF) | |
| 28 | 07/22/2015 | APPELLEE APPENDIX (Missouri River Royalty Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation) | |
| 29 | 07/22/2015 | E-FILED APPENDIX (Missouri River Royalty Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation) | |
| 30 | 07/23/2015 | APPELLEE BRIEF (Mountain Pacific General Inc.)(PDF) | View |
| 31 | 07/23/2015 | E-FILED BRIEF (Mountain Pacific General Inc.)(PDF) | |
| 32 | 07/27/2015 | Rcv'd $25 e-filing surcharge for AEB (receipt #23745)(Moutain Pacific General Inc.) | |
| 33 | 07/28/2015 | Rcv'd $25 e-filing surcharge for AEB (receipt #23755)(Missouri River Royalty) | |
| 34 | 07/27/2015 | Rcv'd 7 copies of AEB & 6 copies of AEA from CSD (Missouri River Royalty Corporation and Exxon Mobi | |
| 35 | 07/27/2015 | Rcv'd 7 copies of AEB from CSD (Mountain Pacific General Inc.) | |
| 36 | 07/30/2015 | NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT | |
| 37 | 08/10/2015 | ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : VandeWalle, Gerald W. | |
| 38 | 08/12/2015 | NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED ORAL ARGUMENT SENT | |
| 39 | 08/14/2015 | SITTING WITH THE COURT : Graff, Benny A. | |
| 40 | 09/02/2015 | ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : Kapsner, Carol Ronning | |
| 41 | 09/02/2015 | SITTING WITH THE COURT : Maring, Mary Muehlen | |
| 42 | 09/03/2015 | APPEARANCES: Dennis E. Johnson;Ariston E. Johnson; Zachary E. Pelham; Michael Schoepf | |
| 43 | 09/03/2015 | ARGUED: Ariston E. Johnson; Michael Schoepf | |
| 44 | 09/03/2015 | ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST | |
| 45 | 12/07/2015 | DISPOSITION | |
| 46 | 12/07/2015 | UNANIMOUS OPINION : Crothers, Daniel John | View |
| 47 | 12/07/2015 | Costs taxed in favor of Appellants | |
| 48 | 12/08/2015 | Judgment Sent to Parties | |
| 49 | 12/29/2015 | MANDATE | |
| 50 | 07/14/2022 | EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed |