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“Production in Paying Quantities”: Louisiana Appellate Court Decides When and What Should be Considered in Determination

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EP Energy E&P Company, L.P., The Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, in Middleton, et al.

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Production in Paying Quantities: Second Circuit Holds Lower Courts Must Consider All Relevant Factors, Not Just Profit

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EP Energy E&P Co., Since this blog’s post on production in paying quantities on January 26, 2016 , the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal rendered its latest decision on the subject in Middleton v. 50,300-CA (La. Ultimately, the Second Circuit reversed the district court’s judgment on other grounds.