Valence Operating Co. v. Texas Genco, LP

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

In this accommodation doctrine case, Appellee Texas Genco, LP sought a permanent injunction to prevent Appellant Valence Operating Co. from drilling Well No. 9 of its Holmes “A” Gas Unit 1 within cells 8 and 12 of Texas Genco’s ash-disposal landfill. Valence, which has mineral rights in the Holmes Unit, obtained a per mit from the Railroad Commission to drill Well 9 as a 297-foot directional well (referred to by the parties and in this opinion as the 300-foot directional well). The trial court entered a temporary injunction, and Valence counterclaimed for damages…