IN RE SEMCRUDE, L.P.

Bankruptcy No. 08-11525 (BLS). Adversary Nos. 10-51825, 10-51797, 10-51828.

442 B.R. 258 (2010)

In re SEMCRUDE, L.P., et al., Debtors. Arrow Oil & Gas, Inc.; Braden-Deem, Inc.; Casey Musgrove Oil Company, Inc.; Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.; CMX, Inc.; Crawley Petroleum Corporation; DC Energy, Inc.; Duncan Oil Properties, Inc.; Dunne Equities, Inc.; Fairfield Oil & Gas Corporation; The Gloco, L.L.C.; GMX Resources, Inc.; Ground Development Company; Jack Exploration, Inc.; Keith F. Walker Oil & Gas Company, L.L.C.; Kingery Drilling Company, Inc.; Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas Corporation; Lario Oil & Gas Company; Little Bear Resources, L.L.C.; McCoy Petroleum Corporation; Mesa Exploration Company, Inc.; Musgrove Energy, Inc.; Mustang Fuel Corporation; Nytex Energy, L.L.C.; Oklahoma Oil & Gas Management, Inc.; RJ Sperry Company; Short & Short, L.L.C.; Stephens & Johnson Operating Company; Tempest Energy Resources, L.P.; Tripledee Drilling Company, Inc.; Tripower Resources, Inc.; Veenker Resources, Inc.; and Wellco Energy, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. J. Aron & Company; BP Oil Supply Company; ConocoPhillips Company; Plains Marketing G.P., Inc.; and Plains Marketing, L.P., Defendants. Anstine & Musgrove, Inc.; Blake Exploration, L.L.C.; Calvin Noah; Central Operating, Inc.; Clark Exploration Company; CMX, Inc.; Coral Coast Petroleum, L.C.; Davis Petroleum, Inc.; Daystar Petroleum, Inc.; D.E. Exploration, Inc.; DK Operating, Inc.; Double Eagle Exploration, Inc.; Drillers & Producers, Inc.; Dunne Equities, Inc.; GRA EX, L.L.C.; Great Plains Energy, Inc.; H I, Inc.; Herman L. Loeb, L.L.C.; Hutchinson Oil Company, LLC; J & D Investments, L.L.C.; Jack Exploration, Inc.; KLM Exploration Company, Inc.; L & J Oil Properties, Inc.; Landmark Resources, Inc.; LD Drilling, Inc.; McCoy Petroleum Corporation; McGinness Oil Company of Kansas; Mid-Continent Energy Corporation; Molitor Oil, Inc.; Mull Drilling Company, Inc.; Murfin Drilling Company, Inc.; Musgrove Energy, Inc.; Oil Company of America, Inc.; Osborn Heirs Company, Ltd.; Pickrell Drilling Company, Inc.; Prolific Resources, L.L.C.; Rama Operating Company, Inc.; Randon Production Company, Inc.; Red Oak Energy, Inc.; Ritchie Exploration, Inc.; Ross Hoener, Inc.; Seeker, L.L.C.; TGT Petroleum Corporation; Thoroughbred Associates, L.L.C.; Three-D Resources, Inc.; Veenker Resources, Inc.; Vess Oil Corporation; Viking Resources, Inc.; Vincent Oil Corporation; V.J.I. Natural Resources, Inc.; W.D. Short Oil Company, L.L.C.; Wellstar Corporation; White Exploration, Inc.; and White Pine Petroleum Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. J. Aron & Company; BP Oil Supply Company; ConocoPhillips Company; Plains Marketing G.P., Inc.; and Plains Marketing, L.P., Defendants. Arrow Oil & Gas, Inc.; Braden-Deem, Inc.; Casey Musgrove Oil Company, Inc.; Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.; CMX, Inc.; Crawley Petroleum Corporation; DC Energy, Inc.; Duncan Oil Properties, Inc.; Dunne Equities, Inc.; Fairfield Oil & Gas Corporation; The Gloco, L.L.C.; GMX Resources, Inc.; Ground Development Company; Jack Exploration, Inc.; Keith F. Walker Oil & Gas Company, L.L.C.; Kingery Drilling Company, Inc.; Lance Ruffel Oil & Gas Corporation; Lario Oil & Gas Company; Little Bear Resources, L.L.C.; McCoy Petroleum Corporation; Mesa Exploration Company, Inc.; Musgrove Energy, Inc.; Mustang Fuel Corporation; Nytex Energy, L.L.C.; Oklahoma Oil & Gas Management, Inc.; RJ Sperry Company; Short & Short, L.L.C.; Stephens & Johnson Operating Company; Tempest Energy Resources, L.P.; Tripledee Drilling Company, Inc.; Tripower Resources, Inc.; Veenker Resources, Inc.; and Wellco Energy, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Calcasieu Refining Company; Chevron USA, Inc.; Cima Energy Ltd.; Cimarron Gathering, L.P.; Cimarron Transportation, L.L.C.; Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, L.L.C.; CP Energy L.L.C.; Crude Marketing & Transportation, Inc.; Delek Refining Ltd.; Husky Marketing & Supply Company; Interstate Petroleum Corporation; National Cooperative Refinery Association; Oasis Transportation & Marketing Corporation; Occidental Energy Marketing, Inc.; Shell Trading (US) Company; Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P.; Teppco Crude G.P., L.L.C.; Valero Marketing & Supply Company; and Ventura Refining & Transmission, L.L.C., Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware.

December 13, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter S. Goodman , McKool Smith, PC, New York City, Karen M. Grivner , Cole Scholtz Meisel Forman Leonard, P.A., Wilmington, DE, Kyle A. Lonergan , McKool Smith, PC, New York City, Paul D. Moak , Houston, TX, Hugh Ray , Houston, TX, Jamie Shouse , Dallas, TX, Basil Umari , Houston, TX, Terry W. West , Shawnee, OK, for Plaintiffs.

Demetrios Anaipako , Ahman, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos, P.C., Houston, TX, Don A. Beskrone , Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE, Matthew Mortell Bunda , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hanilton, New York City, Melissa E. Byroade , Kelley Drye & Warren, New York City, Dennis Clarke Cameron , Gable & Gotwals, Tulsa, OK, Christopher L. Camp , Sneed Lang Herrold , Tulsa, OK, James S. Carr , Kelley Drye & Warren, New York City, Thomas F. Driscoll, III , Wilmington, DE, David H. Herrold , Sneed Lang Herrold , Tulsa OK, Jennifer R. Hoover , Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Wilmington, DE, Stephen L. Jantzen , Ryan Whaley Coldiron and Shandy, Oklahoma City, OK, Thomas B. Kinzler , Kelley Drye Warren , New York City, Raymond Howard Lemisch , Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, Wilmington, DE, Kevin J. Mangan , Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Wilmington, DE, Thomas J. Moloney , Boaz Simon Morag , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, New York City, Ariadne S. Montare , Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos, PC, Houston, TX, Michael Murphy , Houston, TX, Bradford J. Sandler , Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Wilmington, DE, Tyson Dean Schwerdtfeger , Gable & Gotwals, Tulsa, OK, Phillip Gardner Whaley , Ryan Whaley Coldiron and Shandy, Oklahoma City, OK, Amanda Marie Winfree , Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE, Thomas G. Wolfe , Phillips Murrah PC, Oklahoma City, OK, David I. Zalman , Kelley Drye & Warren, New York City, John Zavitsanos , Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos, P.C., Houston, TX, for Defendants.


OPINION1

BRENDAN LINEHAN SHANNON, Bankruptcy Judge.

Before the Court are three motions to abstain, retransfer, and remand. The motions have been filed by various producers of oil and gas (the "Producers") who sold oil and gas to the Debtors shortly before they filed for bankruptcy protection in this Court. By the motions, the Producers ask this Court to retransfer and remand to state court three actions that have...

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