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The Energy Law
AUGUST 27, 2007
By Joe Giarrusso: In Louisiana, a lawsuit is generally deemed abandoned when the parties fail to take any step in its prosecution for three years. The revision became effective July 9, 2007. This rule is operative without any formal order. Click here to read the Act.
The Energy Law
AUGUST 1, 2007
2007 WL 1651090 (La. 6/8/07), the operator completed a well that was plugged and abandoned without reaching payout. By Dana Douglas The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal recently held that an operator is not responsible for payment of a non-operator’s royalties and overriding royalties before payout. In Gulf Explorer, LLC v.
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