Legal Opinion
Petersen v. Robinson Oil & Gas Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 5, 1962No. 13896PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Justice.
This is a suit to cancel and terminate an oil, gas and mineral lease on the ground that the primary term of the lease had expired prior to the time drilling operations began. After a trial to the court without a jury, the desired relief was denied.
The lease involved in this controversy was dated March 27, 1947, and contained the following material provisions:
“2. Subject to the other provisions herein contained this lease shall be for a terra of ten years from this date (called ‘primary term’) and as long thereafter as oil, gas or other mineral is produced from said land or…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Renfro Drug Co. v. LewisTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Sharpe v. Landowners Oil Assn.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
- McCallister v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Royal Petroleum Corporation v. DennisTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Pitcock v. JohnsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Ridge Oil Co., Inc. v. Guinn Investments, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2004
- Hydrocarbon Management, Inc. v. Tracker Exploration, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1993
- Ramsey v. Grizzle, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010
- Anderson v. Hess Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
- Valence Operating Co. v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010
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