Caldwell v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.

BOLIN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, lessors, seek cancellation of a mineral lease claiming termination thereof for failure to produce oil, gas or other minerals on the land prior to expiration *229of the primary term. From a lower court judgment refusing cancellation plaintiffs have appealed.

There is no dispute as to the basic facts, the sole issue being an interpretation of the lease in light of these facts. Plaintiffs own approximately 873 acres of contiguous land in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. On May 3, 1954, they executed two separate oil and gas leases covering the entire tract with aggregate primary…