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SUN OIL CO. (DELAWARE) v. MADELEY

No. C-120.

626 S.W.2d 726 (1981)

SUN OIL COMPANY (DELAWARE), Petitioner, v. Martha Foster MADELEY, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 10, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius L. Lybrand, Dallas, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, Robert C. McGinnis, Rick Harrison and Marc O. Knisely, Austin, Strasburger & Price, Leo J. Hoffman, Dallas, for petitioner.

Baker & Botts, William R. Choate and Frank G. Harmon, Houston, for respondents.

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

This case involves the construction of an oil and gas lease. It provides a 1/8th royalty, about which there is no problem. It is also not disputed that the lease reserves to lessors one-half the net profits from the 7/8ths working interest oil. The principal issue is whether lessors are entitled to one-half the proceeds from the 7/8ths working interest gas, casing head gas and condensate ("working interest gas").

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