Railroad Commission v. Shell Oil Co.

BAUGH, Justice.

This is a Rule 37 case. The well involved was drilled under a permit granted on October 1, 1937, to prevent confiscation of property. On appeal to this court this permit was set aside as invalid. See Richey v. Shell Pet. Corp., Tex.Civ.App., 128 S.W.2d 898. It was granted to Ida Richey, but it was not controverted that Trem Carr then owned the leasehold on the .67-acre tract involved, and that it inured to his benefit. On February 20, 1940, the Commission granted to Trem Carr a permit to drill well No. 1 on this same .67-acre tract. While granted as a permit to drill, it was in…