Louisiana Court of Appeal November 14, 2012, No. 47,509-CA (B.A. Kelly Land Co., L.L.C. v. Questar Exploration & Production Co.)

MOORE, J.

LThe lessors, B.A. Kelly Land Co. and Augton Co., filed this suit in 2009 to declare a 1971 mineral lease automatically terminated due to the lessees’ failure to produce or perform operations for 11 months in 1988 and 1989.