Eason Oil Company v. Uhls

DOOLIN, Justice.

The issue for determination in these four cases is whether the Appellee’s leasehold rights to develop for oil and gas have been improperly restricted by the ordinances of the City of Oklahoma City.

Appellee (hereinafter referred to as “Eason”) sought permission to drill oil and gas wells, or a variance, in an area of Oklahoma City which had been designated as a part of the “non-drilling” zone of that city. Subsequent to the annexation of that area by Oklahoma City and the consequential classification of that area as a non-drilling zone, Eason acquired sufficient leases to seek…