Legal Opinion
Marlin Oil Corp. v. Corp. Commission
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 12, 1977No. 48643PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice.
In 1957 the Corporation Commission (Commission) issued an order creating 640 acre drilling and spacing units for production of gas and gas condensate from the Morrow Sand underlying 422 square miles in Beaver County. Marlin .Oil Corporation is the owner of a valid oil and gas lease covering the unit which is the subject of this appeal (subject unit). By an order in 1959 the Commission extended the spaced area to include the subject unit. Marlin later applied for and was granted an exception to drill an off pattern well in the subject unit. Upon drilling and testing (1974) this…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cameron v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
- Wood Oil Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
- Application of Peppers Refining Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Corporation Commission v. Union Oil Co. of CaliforniaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Kuykendall v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981