RAILROAD COM'N v. AMERICAN PETROFINA CO.

No. 8136.

576 S.W.2d 658 (1978)

RAILROAD COMMISSION of Texas, Appellant, v. AMERICAN PETROFINA COMPANY OF TEXAS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

December 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph T. Aldave, Austin, for appellant.

James N. Cowden, Austin, for appellee.


DIES, Chief Justice.

We review a judgment of the District Court of Travis County which struck down a Railroad Commission (appellant) order directing American Petrofina Company of Texas (appellee) to plug a well. The facts are not in dispute.

The well here involved was originally completed by Tenneco Oil Company in 1962 and operated as a dual completion until 1966 under a lease from the surface owner, Lentz.

In December 1969, Tenneco assigned its interest...

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