Concho Resources, Inc. v. Marsha Ellison D/B/A Ellison Lease Operating

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ══════════ No. 19-0233 ══════════ CONCHO RESOURCES, INC., ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. MARSHA ELLISON D/B/A ELLISON LEASE OPERATING, RESPONDENT ══════════════════════════════════════════ ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS ══════════════════════════════════════════ Argued January 5, 2021 JUSTICE LEHRMANN delivered the opinion of the Court. This case is principally a trespass-to-try-title suit between the lessees of adjacent mineral estates. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants drilled several wells either on the…