Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission of Texas v. Graford Oil Corp.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 9, 1977No. B-6537PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENHILL, Chief Justice.
This is a direct appeal by Mitchell Energy Corporation and the Railroad Commission from a trial court judgment declaring an order of the Railroad Commission to be invalid and permanently enjoining the Commission from putting the order into effect.
The Railroad Commission’s order consolidated nine gas fields 1 into one field, and it promulgated spacing and production [proration] rules applicable to the consolidated field. The effect of the order was to treat the consolidated area as if it were a single, continuous reservoir. The order was opposed by Graford Oil…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
- Steddum v. Kirby Lumber Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1920
- Miller v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Benz-Stoddard v. Aluminum Company of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- United Savings Ass'n of Texas v. VandygriffCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Entex, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1980
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