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Production in Paying Quantities: Maintaining Mineral Leases Beyond Their Primary Terms with Production of Oil or Gas

The Energy Law

In Louisiana, as in most jurisdictions, production of oil or gas must be in “paying quantities” to maintain a mineral lease beyond its primary term. [1] 7] Other examples of capital expenditures may include equipment costs, overhead, depreciation of original equipment, and workover expenses. [8] West Virginia Oil & Gas Co. ,

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

The Energy Law

In doing so, the Second Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the lower court’s ruling granting a motion for partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs-lessors terminating three mineral leases for failure to produce in paying quantities, and remanded to the district court for further proceedings.