Burkett v. Amoco Production Co.

Opinion by

Judge NIETO.

In this dispute concerning sites for proposed gas wells, plaintiffs, James R. Burkett, Jeri M. Burkett, and The Orin S. Richardson and Gene Richardson Family Trust, appeal the order entered in favor of defendant, Amoco Production Company, dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint. We affirm.

Plaintiffs own real property in La Plata County, Colorado. Defendant operates nine producing gas wells on the property. In July 2000, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) entered an order granting defendant general permission to drill additional wells in each spacing unit…