Booker v. Lawmaster

BERRY, Justice.

The parties, who occupy the same relative position here as in the trial court, will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

On September 2, 1958, defendant owned an oil and gas lease covering the minerals underlying the N/2 of SE/4 of Sec. 18, T. 18N, R. 15E, Waggoner County, Oklahoma. He also owned an oil and gas lease covering the S/2 of the described quarter. Prior to said date he had drilled on the leased premises a test well for oil and gas to a depth of approximately 1300 feet, which well was completed as a gas well. It was estimated that the well would produce…