Minshall v. Corporation Commission

LAVENDER, Justice.

In this appeal, E. R. Minshall attacks the validity and effectiveness of an order of the Corporation Commission that orders him to replug or repair an oil and gas well that had been abandoned and plugged in 1941.

The order (No. 68269) was made in a proceeding before the Commission under the provisions of Senate Bill No. 396 of the Thirtieth (1965) Oklahoma Legislature (Chapter 191 O.S.L. 1965; 52 O.S.Supps. 1965-1969 §§ 309 through 317) prior to the amendment of Sections 1 and 2 thereof in 1970.

The proceeding was had upon an application by the individual defendant in error…