Carter Baron Drilling v. Badger Oil Corp.

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KANE, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Carter Baron Drilling, brought this action for breach of contract against the defendant, Badger Oil Company. The contract was executed on a standardized International Association of Drilling Contractors form on June 24, 1981. Carter Baron was styled the “contractor” and Badger Oil was styled the “operator.” The contract obligated Carter Baron “to furnish the equipment and labor to drill (a well for Badger Oil) 1 in search of oil or gas on a daywork basis.” In return, Paragraph 4 provided that “Operator shall pay…