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FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME

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and (2) Does the contract provide or do the parties expect that a vessel will play a substantial role in the completion of the contract? Recently, the court applied Doiron in the context of a contract to plug and abandon a series of offshore wells in Crescent Energy Services, L.L.C., Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3]

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Guidance as to Good Faith Required When Conducting Operations Necessary to Interrupt Prescription of Mineral Servitude

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A well was spud on March 28, 2006. The well was a dry hole, however, and was therefore plugged and abandoned on April 21, 2006. The well was a dry hole, however, and was therefore plugged and abandoned on April 21, 2006. Cannisnia Plantation, LLC v. The mineral servitude owner disagreed with the notice and refused to comply.