Bunnell Farms Co. v. Samuel Gary, Jr. & Associates

Brazil, J.:

Bunnell Farms Co. (Bunnell) appeals the district court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of Samuel Gary, Jr. & Associates, Inc., and Dunne Equities, Inc., (Dunne) in an action on an oil and gas lease. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the lessee, Dunne, commenced drilling within the primary term of the lease.

We conclude that it did and affirm the trial court.

Bunnell is the owner of a tract of real property in Comanche County. On July 14, 1997, Bunnell granted an oil and gas lease to Bobby Joe Posey covering the property. The lease was subsequently assigned to Dunne. A…