Legal Opinion
American Operating Co. v. Railroad Commission
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 15, 1987No. A14-87-00208-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTSON, Justice.
This is a Mineral Interest Pooling Act (MIPA) case. At the request of Southwest Minerals, Inc., (Southwest) the Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) issued an order pooling acreage leased by Southwest with parts of a unit operated by American Operating Company (American). American appealed to the district court of Galveston County where the gas well was located. The district court upheld the pooling order. American appeals to this court, again contesting the pooling order. Issues concern the jurisdiction of the Commission to consider the application for forced…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Determan v. City of Irving, TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Buttes Resources Co. v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Carson v. Railroad Com'n of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1984
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- Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Co. v. Railroad Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
- Alton McDaniel v. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
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