Texas Oil & Gas Corp. v. Hawkins Oil & Gas, Inc.

P. A. Hollingsworth, Justice.

The sole issue raised in this appeal concerns the ownership of certain oil and gas leases. The appellee, Hawkins Oil & Gas Inc. (hereinafter “Hawkins”) entered into a Joint Operating Agreement with the appellant, Texas Oil & Gas Corp. (hereinafter “Texas”) for the drilling of a well identified as the Knuckles#l Unit. Texas was the operator of the unit and Hawkins was a nonoperator.

At the time the Joint Operating Agreement was executed, June 25, 1981, Hawkins had acquired certain leases in theNW 1/4 of theNW 1/4 of Section 6, Township 9 North, Range 22 West, in…