Amber Oil and Gas Co. v. Bratton

SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Amber Oil & Gas Co. sued appellees David Bratton and Bratton Ranch Co. in the district court of McCulloch County seeking damages and a permanent injunction. After a bench trial, the district court rendered judgment for appellees. This Court will affirm the judgment.

Amber pleaded that it owned and operated an oil and gas lease covering five hundred twenty-five acres in McCulloch County [The Bratton Ranch]. Before the expiration of the primary term, Amber drilled a gas well and, because no market existed, the well was shut-in. Amber alleged that although it had…