Watson v. Rochmill

This suit involves the question of the lapsation of an oil and gas mining lease after the expiration of the primary term because of the failure to' produce oil from the leased premises. The lease provided in part as follows: “It is agreed that this lease shall remain in force for a term of three (3) years from May 25, 1925, and as long thereafter as oil or gas, or either of them is • produced from said, land by the leases.” A well was brought in on said land in 1925, which produced oil until May 21, 1932. The oil was of low gravity. The well produced about one barrel of oil to ten barrels of…