Penn-Ohio Gas Co. v. Franks's Heirs

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Kephart,

The Penn-Ohio Gas Company operated two gas wells under a written lease, executed on October 4, 1916, covering 76 acres of land. The lease provided: “That the grantors ... do hereby grant and convey ... all the oil and gas in and under the following described tract of land, and also all the said tract of land for the sole and only purpose and with the exclusive right of drilling and operating thereon . . ., and also all such other privileges as are necessary for . . . said operations, . . . for the term of five (5) years . . . and as much longer as the said…