Legal Opinion
Ricks Exploration Co. v. Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 16, 1984No. 58350, 59172PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
The first-impression question presented for review is: Does a mineral lessee have standing before the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to seek a non-domestic groundwater use permit under the Oklahoma Groundwater Law, 82 O.S. 1981 §§ 1020.1 et seq.? We answer in the affirmative.
Ricks Exploration Company [Ricks], mineral lessee from a severed mineral estate-holder applied to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board [Board] for both a provisional temporary permit and a special permit to withdraw fresh groundwater from the land subject to its lease for use in its oil-and-gas operations.…
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