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Railroad Commission of Texas v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 3, 1968No. 11575Published

1Opinion of the Court

HUGHES, Justice.

This is a Rule 371 case in which the Railroad Commission of Texas on August *47529, 1966, issued a permit to Wiley Richard Lee to drill a first well for oil and gas on a .107 acre tract of land in the East Texas Oil Field in Gregg County “to pre*476vent confiscation and/or to prevent physical waste.”

The validity of this permit was attacked by appellees Humble Oil and Refining Company by suit filed in the court below against the Railroad Commission and Wiley Richard Lee. Wiley Page intervened in the suit and is aligned with the defendants. Mobil Oil Corporation intervened and is aligned…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gulf Land Co. v. Atlantic Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Railroad Commission v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1937
  4. State of California Department of Mental Hygiene v. Bank of the Southwest National Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Sun Oil Co. v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933

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