Legal Opinion
Unit Petroleum Co. v. Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 5, 1995No. 81030PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATT, Justice.
FACTS
Unit Petroleum Company owns minerals, which it wants to develop for oil and gas purposes. Unit sought a permit from the *1277Oklahoma Water Resources Board to use water that underlies the property in which Unit owns the minerals because Unit wanted to explore for oil and gas. The Board denied Unit’s application on the ground that 82 O.S. 1991 § 1020.11.D prohibited it from doing so unless Unit first obtained a water lease from the surface owner.1
Unit filed an action in the district court seeking declaratory relief from the Board’s ruling. The trial court held against Unit,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ricks Exploration Co. v. Oklahoma Water Resources BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Simpson v. DixonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Davis Oil Co. v. CloudSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Houck v. Hold Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Matter of Estate of FlowersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Crawford v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- General Accessory Manufacturing Co. v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2005
- Medicine Lodge Investments, L.L.C. v. Ear, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2008
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