Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 6, 1946No. 9528PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McClendon, chief justice.
This is an oil proration suit challenging the validity of an order of the Commission (Railroad Commission of Texas), dated August 3, 1944 (copied in full in note below 1 ), amending its previous order prorating the field allowable of the Hawkins field in Wood County among the wells in that field (other than marginal and high gas-oil ratio wells, not here involved), upon what is popularly termed a 50-50 basis; that is, in substance, allocating one-half the daily allowable on a per well basis and the other half upon a surface acreage basis. The spacing rule in the field…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Rowan & Nichols Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
- Corzelius v. HarrellTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Marrs v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1944
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3Cited by22 opinions
- City of El Paso v. Public Utility Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Halbouty v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Railroad Commission v. Sterling Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1949
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. RAILROAD COM'N OF TEXASTexas Supreme Court · 1961
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