Bandera Drilling Co., Inc. and Rayburn L. Brazzel v. Sledge Drilling Corp.

Opinion filed August 6, 2009 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals ____________ No. 11-08-00284-CV __________ BANDERA DRILLING CO., INC. AND RAYBURN L. BRAZZEL, Appellants V. SLEDGE DRILLING CORP., Appellee On Appeal from the 385th District Court Midland County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CV46357 OPINION This is a dispute over the enforceability of a covenant not to compete. The trial court reformed the covenant by reducing the covered territory, found that the reformed covenant was enforceable, and granted injunctive relief. We reverse and remand. I. Background Facts In 2005, David W. Sledge and…