R.R. Comm. v. MacK-hank Petroleum

Oil proration case. The suit was by MPCo. (Mackhank Petroleum Company) against the Commission (Railroad Commission of Texas) to set aside an order of the Commission dated March 17, 1944, prorating for the month of April, 1944 (by amendment a like order for May, 1944, was added), the allowable allocated to the New Refugio Field in Refugio County. The proration was upon a per well basis of 57 barrels per day per well, with seven shut down days per month, but allocating to one well (No. 2) of the WRR (W. R. R Oil Co.) 58 barrels per day, and exempting WRR wells 2 and 3 from the shut down order.…