Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Lachman
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 30, 1974No. 44435PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRWIN, Justice:
Appellants, herein referred to as defendants, drilled an oil and gas well at such an angle of deviation from the vertical that it bottomed in and produced hydrocarbons from formations underlying adjacent property. The drilling of this well into the adjacent property constituted a sub-surface trespass.
Defendants owned the working interest in the trespassing well and this well’s surface location is on a 40 acre tract, known as the Fuqua tract. The adjacent trespassed property is a 40 acre tract located north of the Fuqua tract and is known as the Graham tract. The Fuqua and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Barnes v. Winona Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Wright v. Carter Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Carter Oil Co. v. McCaslandCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Dilworth v. FortierSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- Carter Oil Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Slocum v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- McLaughlin v. National Benefit Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
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