Thomas & Duffield Drilling Co. v. Cobb

JOHNSON, Justice.

The Thomas and Duffield Drilling Company, a corporation, hereafter referred to as plaintiff, filed this action against the defendant Russell Cobb, Jr. to recover on drilling agreements in connection with the drilling of two oil wells in Schleicher County, Texas.

The defendant was the owner of the leases involved, and the plaintiff was a drilling contractor. The facts are not in dispute. The controversy arises by the different interpretations of the facts and the conclusions drawn therefrom.

*853Tile two wells which were involved were designated the Jackson #1 and the Jackson #1-A.…