MCEN 1996 PARTNERSHIP v. Glassell

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

Opinion by Justice YAÑEZ.

We issued our original opinion on November 20, 2000. Appellees subsequently filed a motion rehearing. We grant the motion for rehearing, withdraw our previous opinion, and substitute the following as the opinion of this Court.

This suit involves seven gas units 1 owned by appellant, MCEN 1996 Partnership (“MCEN”), and appellees. 2 The units were each created by separate documents, which unitized several leases to facilitate the efficient production of gas from reserves underlying the properties subject to the leases. MCEN acquired an…