Kramer v. PAC Drilling Oil & Gas, L.L.C.

Dickinson, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

{¶ 1} John and Chris Kramer bought 14 acres of land from Joseph and Helen Kocsis to board and train horses. The land was part of a 149-acre tract that was subject to an oil and gas lease held by Phillip and Sandra Caldwell. Under the terms of the lease, the Kocsises were entitled to free gas for domestic purposes. At the time of the sale, the Kocsises and Caldwells amended the lease to allow the Kramers to use 250,000 cubic feet of gas per year without charge. While the Kocsises had always received their gas by connecting to a gathering line that ran along their…