HUMBLE OIL & REFINING COMPANY v. WEST

No. B-4132.

508 S.W.2d 812 (1974)

HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Wesley WEST et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, Robert C. McGinnis, Austin, Walter B. Morgan, Dillard W. Baker, Talbert J. Fox and J. Lamar Hart, Houston, for petitioner.

Stayton, Maloney, Black, Hearne & Bobb, John W. Stayton, Austin, for respondents.


STEAKLEY, Justice.

This is a suit by West, et al., Respondents, who are royalty owners, for injunction and, in the alternative, for declaratory judgment. The action is brought against Humble Oil and Refining Company, Petitioner, the fee owner of the gas field and mineral rights, subject to the royalty interests. The problem arises from Humble's action of injecting extraneous gas into the underground reservoir, for purposes of storage, prior to production of all the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases