Louisiana Gas & Fuel Co. v. White Bros.

Plaintiff alleges that it is the owner of a mineral lease on the west half of a certain quarter section of land, and that defendant is owner of a similar lease on the adjoining southeast quarter of the same quarter section; that plaintiff has drilled a gas well on the southwest corner of its holding; that defendant has also drilled a gas well on the southwest corner of its (defendant’s) holding, near plaintiff’s line, but has drilled it so negligently that it blew out, forming a crater, and is allowing to escape and go to waste. 10,000,000 cubic feet of gas a day worth 2 cents per 1,000; thus…