Shell Petroleum Corp. v. Railroad Commission of Texas

McCLENDON, Chief Justice.

This is 'a rule 37 case. The appeal is from a final judgment refusing to set aside permits to drill two additional wells (Nos. 6 and 7 — there were already; S producing wells) upon a tract of 9.305 acres known as the Marine lease in the East Texas oil field, granted to appellee, Marine Production Company, as exceptions to rule 37 in order “to prevent confiscation'of property.”

The Marine tract (except that its west line followed the meanders of a creek) was in form a trapezoid; its three straight line lengths being; North, 1,210 ft., east, 345 ft., and south, 1,105 ft.…