Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. v. Bopco, L.P.

Opinion filed December 1, 2011 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-10-00232-CV __________ HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO., Appellant V. BOPCO, L.P., Appellee On Appeal from the 385th District Court Midland County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CV-46938 OPINION This case involves the interpretation of a daywork drilling contract. The parties disagree as to the date that the 1,095-day term of the contract commenced. Upon construing the contract, the trial court rendered summary judgment granting declaratory relief to appellee, BOPCO, L.P.1 The trial court declared,…