Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission of Texas v. Texas Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 2, 1957No. 10442PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, Justice.
This is a Rule 37 case in which the Railroad Commission of Texas is appellant and The Texas Company is appellee.
The Texas Company sought an exception to the spacing rules in order to drill Well No. 24 on its 182.8 acre lease in the Mc-Elroy field in Crane and Upton Counties. The exception sought was denied by the Commission and granted by the Court below. Confiscation only, and not waste, is involved.
In 1929 The Texas Company purchased from W. A. Landreth an oil and gas lease covering 182.8 acres in the McElroy field. This lease is in the shape of a long, narrow strip, running…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Railroad Commission v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Potter v. Sun Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1945
- Sun Oil Co. v. PotterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
3Cited by9 opinions
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