Chieftain Royalty Company v. SM Energy Company
Checked October 15, 2026 against the official notice · Edited by Ferhat Abdullahoglu
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This settlement resolves a class action lawsuit alleging that SM Energy Company and EnerVest entities underpaid royalties to owners of certain wells in Oklahoma. If you are a class member and did not opt out, you will automatically receive a payment from the $52,000,000 settlement fund.
Who qualifies
- In OK.
“All non-excluded persons or entities who are or were royalty owners in those Oklahoma wells acquired by one or more EnerVest and/or FourPoint entities from SM pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated November 4, 2013, and where an EnerVest, FourPoint and/or SM entity is or was the operator (or where anEnerVest,…”From the court-approved notice
What you can get
Cash payment
Proof: None
These are the amounts the settlement publishes. Shares of a fund depend on how many people file: what pro rata means.
How to file
There's nothing to file: class members are paid automatically once the settlement is final.
Key dates
When settlements pay, and what can delay it.
Is this settlement legit?
Yes. It's a court-approved class action settlement in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (case CIV-011-177-D), run by Rust Consulting, Inc.. The official site is chieftain-enervest.com. You never pay to file a claim. How to check a settlement notice.
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