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

The Energy Law

Turning to the evidence presented by both plaintiffs and defendants, the appellate court noted that although the plaintiffs introduced evidence that expenses exceeded revenue during the time period at issue, defendants had produced the affidavit of a petroleum engineer who testified to the following: (1) the expenses included extraordinary expenses; (..)

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

The Energy Law

7] Other examples of capital expenditures may include equipment costs, overhead, depreciation of original equipment, and workover expenses. [8] 1] Louisiana Mineral Code article 124; Menoah Petroleum, Inc. 5] They include fixed or periodic cash expenditures incurred in the daily operation of a well. [6] JLH Enters. ,

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