Legal Opinion

Remuda Oil & Gas Co. v. Nobles

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 26, 1981No. 18407PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

Woodrow Parr Nobles was struck and injured by an unsecured flow line while he was “flowing back” an oil well owned and operated by Remuda Oil and Gas Company. Nobles brought suit against Remuda on the basis of negligence. From a verdict and judgment in favor of Nobles Remuda has prosecuted this appeal.

We affirm subject to remittitur.

Flow back procedures are normally performed after a well has been “tracked” which involves injecting pressured materials into an oil well for purposes of widening passages through which oil can flow in the process of its extraction. The…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Parker v. Highland Park, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Abalos v. Oil Development Co. of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Shell Chemical Company v. LambTexas Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Bonney v. San Antonio Transit CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Coleman v. Hudson Gas and Oil CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. McDaniel v. YarbroughTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Strauss v. Continental Airlines, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  3. Berry Property Management, Inc. v. Bliskey, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993
  4. City of San Antonio v. Dunn, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1990
  5. Bryant v. Gulf Oil Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1985

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