Legal Opinion
Shell Oil Company v. Keen
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 4, 1960No. 39159PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERRY, Justice.
In 1950 the Corporation Commission, hereafter referred to as “Commission”, entered Order No. 24,158 by the provisions of which 81 tracts in the Elk City oil and gas field were unitized. The petitioner, Shell Oil Company, hereafter referred to as “Shell”, was designated by interested parties to operate the unitized area.
In 1953 a test well for oil and gas was completed as a producer on land in the area of the unitized area, which land was owned by Raymond F. Hale and Lucille Hale, hereafter referred to as “the Hales”. This well produced salt water to the extent that allowable…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cabot Carbon Company v. Phillips Petroleum CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
- Application of MartinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
- Texola Drilling Co. v. OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COM'NSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
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