Shamable Boscom 011~ 

CoamLssloarr, 08ocral Land Off ice 

Aurt Ill, Texan 

Oplnt55 lo. O-940 

Ro1 Oil and Oar Lcarr 

executed b7 Baard 

for Lust of PrirrM 

lalulr to Eawrd c. 

k7.r. 

llorlng 8 me&lag of the 

Dan Laadr, of l&ml yBu 

ttbn raqu*rt for &I) oplnloa 

tiaa data of en 011 and 

“Attacked 

the Baud far 

18 co97 o 

ta8r of t 

The 8lrrcusrioa ts vhldb f3u refer 

quest for an opirklszi sran e dlrcuarlon t&lab 

the lest meettag sf the Bsd for team II 

1n uhlah 13818 doubt was exrmrcrlrad br the 

Bmd 88 to whather OF aot the I’ll awl p 

qubrt:on bed bxplred, aad :I 19, u&ma wrm 

bxpzratloa accurrbd. The member a 3f thb Bald 

t5CUti~ furthw mada the requatt of thlr wrt 

atteorpt to 8scertaia upon uhat date 311 uod 

quantlt;or we dlscwmred um the tract af 

&a8 

land covatsd 

b7 thb lbasa In qusstloa. 
800. BWOW atlea, ~uao 8, 1939, me 2 

wetlag of 

Iameaate17 folloulag the @djourMt of thr 

the %6x-& uo roquerted the propor offlal~lr 

of the Railroad Cmlrrloa of Tern0 to 68oertala 6ad report to 06 upw vhat deto the dlwovo~7 of 011 or 

we8 md8 upon the lnn4 la que8tim. Ott M87 15, P 

to& 

19 9: a 

em vqs received b7 tbr ~ilroad Co~plmoloa from 

the & put7 Wperrlaor to the Dirtrtot la mhleh thl8 lrarr 

lr bcatea, rtatrng that a0 pate&W teat had, l 8 p t, 

bean iLled, but that eertala temrts ladluted that thrr 

roll ua8 m&lag twentpflto barrel8 plr hour 6a l qrmrtrr 

loch ahok.@. Houever, thlr report did not rkte the time 

upon rhlch the Ulraorery of ollhad 66ourr6d. A oopy of 

cho tels&ram referred to 18 rttaohed to thlr oploloa, We 

have amde verlwr attempts slnee uld dete to 86cure further lrrformstloa throu~ the Rallrmd Comlrrloa but th87 

have act aa yeat recerved eww IL 1r our ruggerka that 

the Manager of the Prl8on Rwa won clhlah the well ln queetlon 18 located be reqwrtecl to lnvertlgte tha matter lo 

order ta dotermaae the d+te uma uhiob bloaover7 of 011 

uaa wde. 

fa vleu of 73ur rwu68t for *a oplalcua a8 to the 

011 and gbr leurre la quertt?rr, we hevc'carefuU7 bxatmg 

the ~otostatlc cop7 of the lea80 attached to 

and ulth r68p6ct to 8u6h le66e, 730 are a&l8 or= a8 follovit 

Paragra* 14 of the Oil aa Oer Lure uader 

examlmtloa provider l 8 follovrr 

"It 18 expre8817 uaderrtood that thlr 

loaru 18 bolag aecuted 6aO delivered uader 

aad 

"3 

virtue of the povlrloar of t&m Aotr 

of 19 0, Forty-flrrt &girl&we, Fourth Called ~~aaloa, page 16, Chapter 15, cad rue& 

statute 18 6xpr68817 mxqorated la aad mle 

l pwt herwf, ma la eveat of any aoafllct 

or laoorial8tcac;l a8 betueea t&e uproar provlrloa8 hereof, rad the provl8loar of uld 

Chapter 13, lt 18 6xprc8817 6gr.64 that thhr 

prOVl819n8 of chapter 13 shell c3lltro1.’ 

Perape* 2 of the lei8e la quertlm provlderr 

"It 18 agreed that thlr le68e 6hall re6mla 

la full force aad affect f3r a term of five (5) 

7ear8, frm the d6te hsreof, rad a8 long thereafter a8 011, gal, or ca8blngb66d g68, or either 
amar braaoa ailsa, aa. 8, 1938, Pmge s 

of them, la prodm6d from uld Mud la comerclal 

qUSE&titlSS, bf the ~8888." 

flr#t k 

Borcver, Chapter 1Y of thr AOt6 of 1930, Fortyf 

lSktUr6, ?OoUr# CSl.lad 5k688100, UhiCh l pglWS 

68 Art16 6 620% Of V@?lrOIb'S kur6tStSd CiVil 8tStUt68, 

W&S2 the SUthOrlty Of rhlCh lru the lS686 ta qUSSt1Oo 

~88 executeU, provldea la !hOtlorr 8 as fO11OYSl 

“If the Board rhall detarmlne that l utlaf6OtOr bld ha6 bb66 rbaSlV86 fOP 8616 011 md 

gl8, 1 i till ba fllsd 1D th8 @@BS?61 ulkd of'- 

flC8, Mlcaevex the royalty #hall amount to 68 

much 88 the yearly psaaat a8 flX@d b7 th8 bard, 

the 7earl7 pqmbnt Ibe7 be biSCMtinU6d. If 86. 

fore th6 6X2;irStiOQ of thre6 Pat8 011 *ad/or 

gas shall not have beet2 pr9duoed la pn79.q quaatltlea, the 1668e 8hall t6rmlaat6.' 

AM ln 88attWl 5 of the Mae law, *Iah 86tS 

forth the r~UlrS6MQtS Of bid8 for 011 Sad ~68 hlSb8, 

u fOllO~lti~ &WOV~@~Oa t8 Md81 

"EvSr7 b2.d 6&U carry the abll@loa to 

~7 an emmat clot 1e88 than Oar Dollar psr aare 

for de167 la drilllag, l ucb amuat to be tlmd 

by the Baud la l dv6ncS of the Sdvorti8emSnt, 

and mhlah 6h6ll b6 p6ld aver7 

r 

ar fw flva 

7eara, 6a1c** lo th6 m66a lm6 pro6uctl6a to p67- 

lot qU6atlti68 18 hsd UPM the trnd. 

Tb6 qU68tlOR 18 thu8 pX'@S~tSd 68 t0 VhSthSr the 

16880 10 qu0*t1ea 18 far a prlamr7 tbrm of five. ml*, cmdlt?oaed upon the p8)rmnat of 8~~~61 &la7 rentals as pmVldeu ln the 16686 66d 1n the Act, or vhethar 6UCh 16a86 

exp1r6d et tba t6rala6t1wt of three 7MS6 cftar It6 date, 

or 30 April 16, 1937, lf 011 Or &&S h88 mot 8bOIl pmdUC6d 

la p67log qucantltles by uid d6te. 

&300 flr8t r@Sdi~ Of thS hCt 14 qU@St~Oll, It 

8pp66rs that Ouch Act 18 86lf-C3ntrSdl~tOrf Vlth rOSP66t 

to it8 provl8l9n8 68 to the aumber of JeSrS tb6 lease eeth 

be kept ln force by thr ~~@Clt Of d@bty rOIht8l8 Sf~d vfthout the ptiuctl3n of 011 or 

r 

* la Wri 

lbuever, thsre has been 88~Ab 18h6d b7 a 
IfOn. ~UOOM~1166, ~UA6 8, 1939, mg@ 4 

Oi&onS t&6 06flill61 TUlb Oi OOllSt~OtiOA # St6tUtW Whiah r6w 

qulrolr that: “All the l#A&wEO ln every ~63% Of a at8tUtn s&611 

b@ &~@a oftact if r68GOm~ DOsSibla. fn Other #OX-d6, @ii@Ot 

aad meminE; should be dVba to eaoh sad *Wry EeJltcnO8, 018u#@, 

pkOU6 @Ad Uaad Of the AOt, 66 IAOIWly eS tOi OtUl 'b8 dOA OOAolotently with the objeat andpurpose of th6.1nclr;16tur6.w 39 

TOX. Jur. Da.209, :bO. 112. isnoth@r fuAdlllnent~.l rule rbQlllroa 

that1 "A StatlIt@ ohall be oomtruad 68 8 Whole 6ad that 811 Of 

lto perto be harnoalzed, if poarilble 80 66 to give effe6t to th6 

entire Aot ecocardi~ to the evideht fnteatioa of the &@81atUX6.a 

39 7%~ Jur. 209, Ceo. 14. 

xeoplng in znlnd the above quoted fundafiental rules OS 

stntutor~ oonetruotion, we h6ve oarafully exnnincd the Ad lo 

quaotioa With the yuqoae in view of ruoo3olltn~ ana elrlng etfeot 

to every prwislon ,or thb Aot, if ouah rmilt lo recnons 

Suoh result, ln Our oplnlon, oan raasonably be srrlved 

full 8ftOOt t0 %OtiW 8 of tb ACt, wh6XOin it 16 GXprbGSl 

vldod ‘Ait Lhe 16OlN &hull klXiartt8 after three ywkr6 if o i 1 

aom 

r 

a shall not haV0 bean proCU00d in prryiag fpntitA6e b6iOr6 that 

ate, and ot the oam the oontitrulng alut ~lvlw efr6ct to thr 

SbW@ qurltcd provlnion of ~ootloa 5 vlt!l raopout to SAAU61 r@AtSl 

pSypOat8 fCS 5 jlcdcia Of filth 3'66rSe 

Zeotion C~ (1=0661 

wlded for in %at f 

provides tbt tha amual rental 

on 5 osag bc ZlSOOntlnUcd *wheA6var 

shr~‘Sl!lOWlt t0 UB wloh 90 th6 yOaru .&qQ'ESAt 88

ft 16 OVidant, th8rsf ore, that, uador tbs 

Aat, th6 -1 Pental Pp SAt oan be re:ulrcd 66Oh 

fit. ~66l?6, @roll thOU&A Oii 

oAr fm 

ca (;cre iti peplw OuSntit 1611 #my h6v6 

ken alscwered prior to the bxgiretlan of ri+b year, That 18 

to Saya tX600vsry Cs oil m ,!,%E in geyw quantitlep before tha 

l r p ir stiof o f1V6 n Jaure doos AOt d0 #Way with th6 neceseitty 

MU emu81 mxtsl psymata Sor the rersoinder 0r the 5-year 

of 

period wrlcrso the royultg rooolvod by tho 8tata.anwnt.o to *aa 

8Wh OS the yonrl): PmAt 46 fixed by the !Xmrd." 

forth, it 

~~hi.l the AUt lIi COii&tIIlCd Und tUl6~zed 60 clbcY6 Set 

k13OEo8 DOa6ibh t0 r6OOllOilO ml i-jva SffOCt to both 

Z8otlon 5 en? !?aotion 8oi the not, by a oon6txuotlon d tho# 

86OtiVM bIdOf stated 66 fOlhWf3: 

(I) 13 sng event, cnc! without repird to mm61 rental 

pa@lants, a lease oxplros mdcr section 6 upon tl;o cxplrstlon of 

three years frun ltu G:ntQ lr 0:l ar c86 in paflrg ~uantltles h6s 

not baan produocd prior to thetdate. 

(2) hXiUt: the ffrnt throb YGGrS Of thS lUGGO, NUUA8~ 

r6ntsl paymint must br made uu prwidod ln Section 5 u!iLesr the 

papwIt of mob re!It ,ls ha8 been cxOU?kwl by eat&l. dr~llbe operatiwa ns ;?rwlded la :eotlon 9. 

(3) ff oil or gun in p&y- quentltiee has b66A 

r\?.&,,mr;A nrtA* +n +l?,r r-n.Arr.4tr.n rb Cl...-- . . ..--.. .I- ---.--. 
approve6 oplalcrn ocimlttoo 

By ':,.JT , S&rilr~sso