Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. Rio Rancho Estates, Inc.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 3, 1981No. 12882PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FEDERICI, Justice.
Appellee undertook a drilling program in 1971 just outside the boundaries of the Rio Grande Underground Water Basin. Of six holes drilled, only the well at issue in this case was logged, reamed and cased. A short pump test of the well was conducted and the hole was capped some time prior to October 1971. The outside diameter of the casing was seven inches and the depth of the well was 1,500 feet.
On September 7,1973,- the State Engineer extended the Rio Grande Basin to include the land on which the capped well was situated.
On July 2, 1975, appellee filed a declaration…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Paulos v. JanetakosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1942
- Jesko v. Stauffer Chemical CompanyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. MendenhallNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. LewisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- State Ex Rel. State Engineer v. CriderNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- T.W.I.W., Inc. v. RhudyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
- Attorney General v. New Mexico Public Service CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. YoungNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
- State Ex Rel. Martinez v. McDermettNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
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