Geosearch, Inc. v. Howell Petroleum Corporation

819 F.2d 521

GEOSEARCH, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 85-2755.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fifth Circuit.

June 8, 1987.

Rehearing Denied July 23, 1987.

Thomas C. Wright, Miller, Keeton, Bristow & Brown, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Timothy T. Read, J. Currie Bechtol, Hutcheson & Grundy, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

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The holder of a working interest in an oil and gas well,…