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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 30-5-303

Payment for production; penalty for violation; jurisdiction; costs and fees

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Chesapeake Exploration, Llc, an Oklahoma Limited Liability Company v. Morton Production Company, Llc, a Wyoming Limited Liability Company (2025)

Most recently applied in Chesapeake Exploration, Llc, an Oklahoma Limited Liability Company v. Morton Production Company, Llc, a Wyoming Limited Liability Company (January 2025)

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(a) Any lessee or operator, purchaser or other party legally responsible for payment who violates the provisions of this article is liable to the person or persons legally entitled to proceeds from production for the unpaid amount of such proceeds, plus interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum on the unpaid principal balance from the due date specified in W.S. 30-5-301(a).

(b) The district court for the county in which a well producing oil, gas or related hydrocarbons is located has jurisdiction over all proceedings brought pursuant to this article and the prevailing party in any proceedings brought pursuant to this article shall be entitled to recover all court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

(c) Any person who fails to provide royalty information as provided in W.S. 30-5-305(b) is liable to the affected royalty, overriding royalty or other nonworking interest owner in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month that complete reporting is not provided to the interest owner.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.