Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission of Texas v. Olin Corp.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 3, 1985No. 14149PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRADY, Justice.
This case arises out of an October 21, 1983, order of the Railroad Commission requiring appellees, Olin Corporation and Tenexplo Corporation, to plug a gas well in Galveston County. Appellees appealed from this order to the district court of Travis County, which rendered judgment that the Railroad Commission lacked authority to order appellees to plug the well, and thus, that the order was void as to the appellees. We will reverse the judgment of the district court.
Initially, there were four working interest holders in the well which the Commission ordered plugged. One party…
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