· 4/15/1959
Midwest Oil Corporation v. Winsauer
Citations
- 323 S.W.2d 944
- 159 Tex. 560
How courts have described this case
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- holding that term royalty owner may invoke TCOP doctrine to prevent termination of interest
- holding subsequent operator acted diligently and its rights not terminated despite prior operator’s conduct in shutting down well
- holding subsequent operator acted diligently and its rights were not terminated although prior operator shut down well
- applying TCOP doctrine where production was suspended due to litigation in two lawsuits as well as mechanical breakdown
- holding lessee entitled to reasonable time to resume production
- doctrine applied when cessation of production for 174 days was caused by two successive law suits and a subsequent obstruction in a gas line
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Judges: Smith
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