pjc-oil-and-gas-2022-lib

PJC 303.12

L ESSOR -L ESSEE I SSUES

wells” as opposed to a general question about “development.” While either phrase could be used depending on the facts of the particular case, this “additional wells” lan guage, a direct quote from Clifton , is used here because in certain situations a jury might be confused by a question that asks only whether the lease has been “properly developed.” An alleged failure to drill either a development well or an exploratory well, or both, should be submitted in a “development” question. Sun Exploration & Production Co. , 783 S.W.2d at 204.

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