Legal Opinion
Viking Petroleum, Inc. v. Oil Conservation Commission
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 1983No. 14632PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FEDERICI, Justice.
Viking Petroleum, Inc., petitioner-appellee (Viking), is the holder of an oil and gas leasehold estate on the E lh, NW lA, Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 27 East, NMPM, Chaves County, New Mexico. Harvey E. Yates Company, respondent-appellant (HEYCO), is the operator of the oil and gas leasehold estate on the W V2, NW lk and SW V4 of Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 27 East, NMPM, Chaves County, New Mexico. Viking controls 25%, and HEYCO controls 75% of the underlying mineral interests. HEYCO applied for a permit to drill to the Ordovician formation. Viking…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Continental Oil Co. v. Oil Conservation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Rinker v. New Mexico State Corp. CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Grace v. Oil Conservation Commission of New MexicoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
- Martinez v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- Reynolds v. WigginsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Atlixco Coalition v. MaggioreNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
- Attorney General v. New Mexico Public Service CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- Attorney General v. New Mexico Public Service CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- Oil Transport Co. v. New Mexico State Corp. CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
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