Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Williams

Magnolia Petroleum Company, appellant, drilled two oil wells in 1948 in the Yellow Creek Field in Wayne County, Mississippi. These two oil wells produced about twelve barrels of salt water each day which was. emptied into a disposal pit located 991.6 feet northwest of the water well of J. W. Williams, appellee. This water -well was drilled in December, 1950 to a depth of 67 feet, and produced good water which was used for human and animal consumption. On April 1, 1951, and thereafter, the water from appellee’s well was salty — tasted like brine or other minerals — and was unfit for human or…