Class Certification Decision
The United States District Court for the District of Kansas granted class certification regarding free gas claims in Schell, et al. v. Oxy USA, Inc. (Case No. 07-1258-JTM). According to the plaintiffs, the case centers around the issue of whether the surface owner or the lessee has the implied duty to make gas useable for house gas use under the relevant oil and gas leases. A case to watch if you are a producer with free gas clauses in your lease.
A copy of the court's decision can be found here.
