Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission v. American Petrofina Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 28, 1978No. 8136PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIES, Chief Justice.
We review a judgment of the District Court of Travis County which struck down a Railroad Commission (appellant) order directing American Petrofina Company of Texas (appellee) to plug a well. The facts are not in dispute.
The well here involved was originally completed by Tenneco Oil Company in 1962 and operated as a dual completion until 1966 under a lease from the surface owner, Lentz.
In December 1969, Tenneco assigned its interest in the Lentz lease to L & F Drilling Co. This assignment transferred title to the equipment on the lease to L & F Drilling Co. Thereafter, the…
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