Imperial American Resources Fund, Inc. v. Railroad Commission of Texas

DANIEL, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a trial court judgment upholding the validity of a Railroad Commission Rule 37 Order and denying plaintiff’s request for an injunction against the Commission and the holder of the Rule 37 Exception Permit from proceeding under the order.

The plaintiff, Imperial American Resources Fund, Inc., filed this suit against the Railroad Commission and BTA Oil Producers on October 12, 1976, attacking the validity of an order of the Commission dated September 20,1976, granting the Rule 37 Exception Permit for BTA to drill a gas well on its 644.16 acre JV-P…