West v. Sun Oil Company

McINERNEY, Justice.

Lee West and Seba West, guardian of the estate of Joe West, a minor, plaintiffs, brought this suit to cancel a portion of an oil and gas lease. The lease covered the W/2 of Section 16, T 1 6 N, R 22 W, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Plaintiffs requested cancellation of the lease only as to the SW/4 of Section 16. After the trial court refused to decree cancellation, plaintiffs perfected this appeal.

The lease was executed in April, 1957, for a primary term of ten years and as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced. In May, 1966, Sun Oil Company, defendant, was assigned the…