CNBC | Jury awards oil magnate Pickens $140 million in Texas wells case CNBC A jury in Texas unanimously decided to award in excess of $140 million to oil magnate T. Boone Pickens and his Mesa Petroleum Partners. Pickens had accused J. Cleo Thompson and Delaware Basin Resources of attempting to cheat him out of profits and ... Texas jury awards T. Boone Pickens $146 million in West Texas oil lawsuit Texas tycoon awarded $146M by jury in dispute over oil wells |