Legal Opinion
T D X Energy, L.L.C. v. Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 12, 2017No. 16-30450PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:
Captain Anthony F. Lucas struck oil in the Spindletop salt dome in Texas in 1901. A black oil plume erupted to twice the height of the drilling derrick, and the well produced a record 800,000 barrels of oil within nine days. Others rushed to seize a share of the abundance. Wells were “drilled as close together as physically possible”; “on occasion four wells were drilled beneath one derrick floor.” 1 In short order, there were 440 wells on Spindletop’s 125-acre hill. Another 600 were drilled around the hill. 2 This is how it looked: 3
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Lamie v. United States TrusteeSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Bazley v. TortorichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Virginia Woodfield, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Plaintiff-Third Party v. Charlie Bowman, Planet Insurance Co., Defendant-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Chaney v. Dreyfus Service Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Howe v. Scottsdale Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by16 opinions
- B A Kelly Land v. Aethon EnergyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
- Self v. B P X OperatingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
- Dow Construction v. B P X OperatingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2025
- Johnson v. Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
- Dow Construction L L C v. B P X Operating CoDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2022
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