Recognizing oil and gas lessee's action against surface owner to establish right to access for development and production
See Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Cargill, 340 S.W.2d 877 (Tex.App. 1960); Miami Petroleum Co. v. Neal, 333 S.W.2d 876 (Tex.App. 1960); and Chapapas v. Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp., 323 S.W.2d 64 (Tex.App. 1959). Cf. Black Gold Petroleum Co. v. Hill, 188 Okla. 329, 108 P.2d 784
(1940) (invalidate the intended agreement for lack of consideration) and Union Producing Company v. Allen, 297 S.W.2d 867 (Tex.App. 1957). As similar in result, see Livingston v. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co., 91 F.2d 833 (10th Cir. 1937).
