Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. Midas Oil Co.

The writer dissents from the majority view holding that appellant, Stanolind Oil & Gas Company, is an “interested party affected” by the order granting the permit to drill the well in question and entitled to prosecute this proceeding under Sec. 8 of Art. 6049c, as amended by the Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 4th C.S., Chap. 2, Sec. 8, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 6049c, § 8. Stan-olind was not the owner of the oil lease on the adjoining tract when the permit to drill the well was granted. Yount Lee Oil Company owned the lease on said adjacent tract of land. It had notice of the application of…