Railroad Commission v. MacKhank Petroleum Co.

Mackhank Petroleum Company, respondent, brought this action against the Railroad Commission to set aside and cancel certain named orders entered by the Commission prorating the production of oil in the New Refugio Field in Refugio County. W. R. R. Oil Company, an operator in the field, intervened, assuming the status of a defendant. All of the orders attacked by respondent were set aside and cancelled by the trial court. On appeal, the Court of Civil Appeals reversed and rendered the trial court’s judgment in part and affirmed it in part. 186 S. W. (2d) 351.

The basic order under attack…