2005 Abandonment Field 
The Energy Law Blog
JANUARY 4, 2007
13-99-757, 2005 WL 167051 (Tex.App.—Corpus 27, 2005, pet. In the Supreme Court of Texas) Emerald, a subsequent lessee of Exxon, sued Exxon for wrongful conduct “in the development and abandonment of oil and gas wells in the Mary Ellen O’Connor Field.” Corpus Christi 2005, pet. Exxon Corp., Corpus Christi Jan.
The Energy Law Blog
APRIL 30, 2020
The well was a dry hole, however, and was therefore plugged and abandoned on April 21, 2006. At trial, the mineral servitude owner testified that in 2005, the Cotton Valley drilling activity was ramping up and other operators near the servitude successfully drilled gas wells. A well was spud on March 28, 2006.
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