Legal Opinion
Exxon Corporation v. Butler Drilling Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 11, 1974No. 16299PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDEN, Justice.
Butler Drilling Company and Production Maintenance Company brought this action against Exxon Corporation, successor to Humble Oil & Refining Company, for damages to their drilling rig and related equipment resulting from a blowout and a fire on October 24, 1966.
On September 13, 1966 Butler commenced drilling a well for Humble under the terms of a Master Drilling Contract. On September 28, 1966 Humble provided a 2-inch Nordstrom valve as called for in the Drilling Order, which was made part of the Master Drilling Contract. Humble had conducted a visual examination of the valve,…
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