Phillips Petroleum Co. v. County of Lake
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MERRILL, J.
On June 30, 1976, Aminoil, Inc. (Aminoil), acquired the rights, as lessee under a geothermal lease, to drill for and produce geothermal steam from certain lands located in what is known as “The Geysers” area of Lake and Sonoma Counties, with the ultimate purpose of converting the steam to commercially valuable electric power. In October 1984 Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips) acquired Aminoil and became the successor-in-interest to these rights. Between 1983 and 1987, Aminoil and Phillips filed five successive complaints against the County of Lake (County) seeking partial…
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