Texas ranchers blocked well operators from a 1,604-acre tract in 2004; on October 1, an appeals court ruled an oil company may cross the land to plug a shut-in well 15 to 20 yards from the San Antonio River
Texas ranchers blocked well operators from 1,604 acres in 2004; court lets oil firm cross property (Image Credit: McFaddin Ranch) A long-running dispute over access to a South Texas ranch has ended with a Texas appeals court allowing an oil company to cross private property to reach an inactive well. The dispute involves the McFaddin…