Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Railroad Commission

BAUGH, Justice.

This is a rule 37 case. On May 10, 1934, the American Liberty Oil Company, owner of a lease on 7.38 acres of land in the East Texas oil field in Gregg county, Tex., on which it then had 5 producing wells, filed with the Railroad Commission its application for permits to drill 5 more wells on. said tract. The adjacent lease owners were notified, a hearing was had, said application was denied as to 4 of such locations, but permit granted for 1 additional well, designated as well No. 6 on the attached map. The Humble, owner of a 59-acrc lease to the west of said tract, appealed to…