Bennett v. State Corp. Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

This case arises under the oil-proration law. Oil in *590excess of the “allowables” having been produced from certain wells, the State Corporation Commission issued an order charging the overage to the lease from which it had been produced. On appeal by the lessee and operator the district court set aside the order and the commission appeals. Was the order valid?

The material facts can be briefly stated. In February, 1942, the commission instituted an investigation into alleged violations of its oil production orders by a number of oil operators.…