The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1928-02-09
Injunction Sought
10 Hall MoiDing
Of oil Well C0sir9

Issuance of temporary restrain
ing order and a permanent injunction
to prevent Roy G. Calendar from
pulling casing, tubing, rods and pumr
ing apparatus in four oil wells in
Toole county were requested Friday
in suit begun in district court BY
the Sunburst Oil and Refining against
Calender, the owner Of the casing
and other property. The defendant
it is claimed, las threatened to take
possession of the tubing and casing
by withdrawing them.
On June "a, 1922. it is stated in the
complaint, Moze and Carrie thinner.
man Of St Paul, Walter D. and Clara
5. Boutell Of Minneapolis and M 3.
and Blanche |. Williams OF Great
Falls as the owners OF 800 acres Of
land in section 20 and "a, township
OBS, north of range west, Toole
county, entered into an agreement
with the Sunburst Oil and Gas com
pany and L. c. Stevenson, Whereby
the company and Stevenson were
granted a lease on the property for a
Teriod Of 10 years and so much long
er as oil, gas or other minerals IN
paying quantities were found on the
land.
The lease was later obtained by the
Sunburst Oil and Refining company
as successor Of the SunIburst Oil AMI
Gas company and on March 10, 1928,
the acreage was leased to o. o Hesla
as trustee, insofar as it pertained to
the ne Sc Of section % and the NV
sw Of section a. The agreement
provided that the plaintiff should re
ceive 20 percent Of all oil and gas OBJ.
tanned.
Hesla on March 21, 1928, assigned the,
lease to the Buffalo Oil and Gas COM
pangs which on Jnly 23,1926, entered
into an agreement with the Crossfield
Oil Syndicate, and sold all rights
end interests to SIS percent of all oi
discovered or produced under the
lease. The lease was still later as
signed to the Rocky M6Hntain Oil
company on terms unknown to the
plaintiff
Four producing wells have been
drilled, recites the complaint, and the
plaintiff is entitled to and is the own
er of 20 percent Of ali oil and gas
produced. The wells are now equsI~
ped with the necessary castings and
apparatus to pump the oil and eaeh
well is operating or capable Of being
operated.
Calender, continues the plaintiff, |
claims to be the owner Of all casing,
tubing, rods and oil pumping equip
rent by virtue of sheriff's certifi-l |
cate obtained Jan. 5, 1928, as the re-
suit Of the defendant being granted
E judgment in the action of Calender
against the Crossfield, Rocky Mount
sin and Buffalo Oil companies It is
the intention of the plaintiff, it is
stated, to withdraw and remove theI
casing and tubing from the wells, re-
Of the rights OF the plaintiff.
Such action. it is contended, will
drevent bheproduction Of oil from the
Hclls and will. in fact, destroy the
wells, cause cave-ins, prevent accu-
mutation Of oil and deprive the plaint-
# Of 20 percent Of all the oil and gas
The Sunburst company states tlhft
/ is impossible to determine the
of oil which the wells will /
produce If operated in the future or
he amount Of money it will be neces-
,ary for the plaintiff to expand IN |
Irilling one or more wells in order tOI
,njoy benefits Of production Of oil
Inder the leases. The court Is ac-
ordingly requested to issue tenn
iorary restraining order and a perm
nent decree enjoining the defendant |
rom carrying out his alleged threats
nd to maintain the property in its
resent condition pending the pro
A $1,000 undertaking fur
ighed with the Fidelity and Deposit
OF Maryland as surety was
osted to iLsure the defendant from
ny loss as . result Of the proceed
lgs.
The plaintiff is represented by He
Ter G. Murphy as counsel Great
'alls Tribune.
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