Legal Opinion
Pharaoh Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Ranchero Esperanza, Ltd.
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided July 7, 2011No. 08-10-00144-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Chief Justice.
Pharaoh Oil & Gas, Inc. brings this accelerated appeal from a temporary injunction granted in favor of Ranchero Esperanza, Ltd. We reverse the injunction order and remand for trial on merits.
Since late 2004, Ranchero has been the owner of the surface estate and one-half of the mineral estate in a 20,000-21,000 acre ranch located in Crockett County, Texas. Approximately one year after Ranchero acquired its interest, Pharaoh began operating oil and gas wells on multiple sections of the Ranch. The wells had previously been owned and operated by William…
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