Legal Opinion
City of Kenai v. Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 2016No. 7101 S-15682PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAASSEN, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case involves competing claims of right to the pore space in a large limestone formation about a mile underground. Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC (CINGSA) has leases with the holders of the mineral rights-the State of Alaska and Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI)-that allow it to use the porous formation as a reservoir for storing injected natural gas. But the City of Kenai, which owns a significant part of the surface estate above the reservoir, claims an ownership interest in the storage rights and sought compensation from CINGSA. CING-SA…
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