ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20117
No(s). 4:13-cv-141 (D.N.D. May 14, 2014) (Hovland, J.)

A district court dismissed mineral rights owners' lawsuits against a number of energy companies that operate oil and gas wells in North Dakota's Bakken Shale region. The owners alleged that the companies have illegally flared gas from the wells and that they are therefore due royalties on the illega...