M. T. Smith & Son v. Gulf Production Corp.

This is an appeal from the district court of Oklahoma county. The parties appear here in the order of their appearance in the district court and will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant.

The action is to recover an alleged balance due under contract to drill an oil well. The well to be drilled to a depth of 6,500 feet, or through the Wilcox sand, unless oil and gas was found in paying quantities at a lesser depth. The contract provided for the payment of $16,000 cash in various installments, and $75,000 in oil to be produced by the well when completed.

It is alleged that the well was…