Legal Opinion
Union Oil Co. of California v. State, Department of Natural Resources
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 10, 1978No. 2650PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
This case concerns an oil well discovery royalty which has been the subject of litigation for about 12 years. The case is before us for the second time on appeal.
Appellants leased certain state lands for purposes of oil and gas exploration and related activities pursuant to the terms of State Lease ADL 17594 dated March 1, 1962. Union, as operator for both appellants, drilled a well on the leased land known as Grayling No. IA well. 1 The well encountered hydrocarbon deposits, and Union applied for discovery well certification on November 15, 1965. Union demonstrated…
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