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CONCHO RESOURCES, INC. v. ELLISON

No. 19-0233.

627 S.W.3d 226 (2021)

CONCHO RESOURCES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. Marsha ELLISON d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: April 16, 2021.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Michael Kimbell , Rachel Anne Ekery , Wallace B. Jefferson , Houston, P. Michael Jung , Dallas, Michael G. Maloney , Katherine T. Garber , Houston, for Petitioners COG Operating, LLC, Concho Resources, Inc.

Matthew David Stayton , John Randolph Thompson III , David E. Keltner , Fort Worth, for Petitioners Samson Lone Star Limited Partnership, Samson Lone Star LLC.

Katherine T. Garber , James Michael Kimbell , Houston, P. Michael Jung , Rachelle Hoffman Glazer , Dallas, Wallace B. Jefferson , Austin, Michael G. Maloney , Rachel Anne Ekery , Houston, Craig A. Haynes , Dallas, for Petitioners Three Rivers Acquisition LLC, Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC.

Jack Morton Wilhelm , for Other interested party S/D Oil and Gas Corp.

John Randolph Thompson III , David E. Keltner , Fort Worth, Matthew David Stayton , Don W. Griffis , for Petitioners Samson Exploration, LLC, Samson Resources Co.

Erik Martin , Fort Worth, for Amicus Curiae Texas Oil and Gas Association.

Michael Thomas Bridwell , Beaumont, David A. Kirby , John W. Bridger , Houston, K. B. Battaglini , for Petitioners Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations GP LLC, Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.P.

Robert P. Baxter Jr. , Ronald O. Holman , Dallas, for Respondent.

Ryan D. Clinton , David H. Smith , Austin, for Amicus Curiae Ganador Operating, LLC.

Aaron Daniel Day , for Amicus Curiae Texas Land Title Association.

This case is principally a trespass-to-try-title suit between the lessees of adjacent mineral estates. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants drilled several wells either on the plaintiff's leasehold or closer to the lease line than Railroad Commission rules allow. The defendants, relying on...

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