Discovery Operating, Inc. v. BP America Production Co.

OPINION

TERRY McCALL, Justice.

Discovery Operating, Inc. encountered a highly pressurized water flow while drilling an oil well. After investigating the matter, Discovery believed that BP America Production Company’s operation of two injection wells caused the water flow. Discovery brought suit against BP to recover damages that allegedly resulted from the water flow. Discovery asserted claims for negligence, negligence per se, and common-law and statutory waste. The trial court granted summary judgment to BP on Discovery’s negligence per se claims and severed those claims from the remainder of…