Bonds v. Sanchez-O'Brien Oil and Gas Co.

715 S.W.2d 444 (1986)

289 Ark. 582

Bobbye Farrar BONDS, Appellant,

v.

SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL AND GAS COMPANY, Appellee.

No. 86-48.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 15, 1986.

Steven R. Crane, Magnolia, for appellant.

Keith, Clegg & Eckert, Magnolia by Elliott L. Clegg, for appellee.

DUDLEY, Justice.

The sole issue in this case is whether the lessee of an oil and gas lease has an implied duty upon termination of production, or upon the drilling of a dry hole, to restore the surface of the land, as nearly as practicable, to the same condition as it was prior to drilling. We hold that the operator has such…