Scott v. Jackson

In 1917 appellee executed an oil and gas lease covering 278½ acres of land in Comanche county to W. W. Skinner. Thereafter, Skinner and some of his assigns subdivided the lease into various subdivisions and Skinner executed assignments to various parties. Ajipellants, by sheriff’s deeds, became the joint owners of two of the adjoining subdivisions, one containing about 40 acres and the other about 27 acres. A number of shallow wells were drilled- on both the 40-acre tract and the 27-acre tract. Prior to 1923, twelve shallow wells were drilled on tbe 27-acre tract. These wells produced oil in…