Legal Opinion
Wells Fargo Bank v. Goldzband
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 1997No. F025256PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VARTABEDIAN, Acting P. J.
We are called upon to interpret certain provisions of the Public Resources Code aimed at determining responsibility for the expeditious cleanup of nonfunctioning oil wells.
Procedural History
On February 14, 1995, the Supervisor of the California Division of Oil and Gas (Oil and Gas Supervisor) ordered Wells Fargo Bank (plaintiff), as mineral rights owner, to plug and abandon nine oil wells in Raisin City, Fresno County, pursuant to Public Resources Code sections 3226 and 3237. 1 The order also directed plaintiff to remove debris and other equipment as well as…
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