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This case concerns a subsurface boundary dispute involving oil and gas interests between EOG Resources, Inc. (Appellant) and Wagner & Brown, Ltd. (Appellee). The central issue was the interpretation of the phrase 100 feet below the deepest producing interval as obtained in the test well found in a Farmout Agreement and a Correction Assignment. EOG argued this referred to an entire geological formation, implying a variable depth, while W&B contended it referred to a specific vertical depth from the original test well. The trial court granted summary judgment for W&B, limiting EOG's interest to depths above 9,829 feet. The appellate court affirmed, finding the contract unambiguous and upholding the trial court's construction. The court also upheld the denial of attorney fees to W&B, as the statutory claim for such fees was not properly before the trial court.
Eog Resources, Inc. v. Wagner & Brown, Ltd. is a workers' compensation case decided in Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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This case concerns a subsurface boundary dispute involving oil and gas interests between EOG Resources, Inc. (Appellant) and Wagner & Brown, Ltd. (Appellee). The central issue was the interpretation of the phrase "100 feet below the deepest producing interval as obtained in the test well" found in a Farmout Agreement and a Correction Assignment. EOG argued this referred to an entire geological formation, implying a variable depth, while W&B contended it referred to a specific vertical depth from the original test well. The trial court granted summary judgment for W&B, limiting EOG's interest to depths above 9,829 feet. The appellate court affirmed, finding the contract unambiguous and upholding the trial court's construction. The court also upheld the denial of attorney fees to W&B, as the statutory claim for such fees was not properly before the trial court.
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