Lightning Oil Company v. Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC Fka Anadarko E&P Company, LP
Case Details
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- summary judgment
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Outcome
The trial court granted Anadarko's summary judgment motion, finding that the surface estate owner's permission to drill is sufficient and Anadarko cannot commit trespass by drilling through subterranean structures with the surface owner's consent. The appellate court affirmed.
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