Cook Drilling Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp.

This is a Rule 37 case. For a copy of the rule see Gulf Land Co. v. Atlantic Refining Co., 134 Texas 59, 131 S. W. (2d) 73, 77. Cook Drilling Company applied for and was granted a permit to drill a well under the exception provided for in Rule 37 on the allegation that same was necessary to prevent confiscation of property and to prevent physical waste. The Gulf Oil Corporation filed suit in the district court to test the validity of the permit, as provided for in Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St., Article 6049c, section 8. The trial court cancelled the permit, and this judgment was affirmed by the…