Helmerich & Payne, Inc. v. Carson Oil Co.

The defendants, Carson Oil Company and Oklahoma Oil Company, were joint owners of a lease covering certain lands in Hughes county. Being desirous of having a Wilcox sand test, the Carson Oil Company made a contract with Helmerich & Payne, Inc., to drill a well on a described portion thereof which was evidenced by letters between it and plaintiff, Helmerich & Payne.

In the letter of Carson Oil Company, it is said:

“Mr. Cochran of the Oklahoma, put a question to me, regarding the meaning of the clause in the fourth paragraph, ‘When we have taken a core in the Wilcox sand or have run casing at…