Oil royalty ownership
McGahey v. White Star Royalty
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Melissa McGahey asks the Supreme Court to review a North Dakota ruling that recognized White Star Royalty Company and other claimants as owners of an overriding royalty interest—a share of revenue from a federal oil-and-gas lease.
- What's at stake
- McGahey and the royalty claimants still have an unresolved ownership dispute; the Supreme Court has not changed the North Dakota ruling.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
She argues the claimed transfer was never filed with the Bureau of Land Management, as federal rules require, and conflicts with federal lease records.
The claimed royalty is a share of revenue from a federal lease administered by the Bureau of Land Management, whose records show the lease ownership.
Question presented
Whether a state court may quiet title to an overriding?
What happens next
The Court's next step is to decide whether to hear the case. No oral argument or decision date is set.
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.