Capstone Oilfield Disposal of Arkansas, Inc. v. Pope County

ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Judge.

| ^Appellant Capstone Oilfield Disposal of Arkansas, Inc. (“Capstone”), appeals the August 9, 2011 decision of the Pope County Circuit Court that reversed the decision of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (“AOGC”) to grant Capstone a permit to operate a Class II UIC commercial disposal well. Capstone asserts that the circuit court erred because (1) appellees’ argument was not properly raised before the AOGC; (2) this was a matter of internal procedure, and the AOGC was entitled to adopt its own procedural rules free from supervision by the courts; and (3) the AOGC’s…