Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Nash Oil & Gas, Inc.

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Northern Natural Gas Company (“Northern”) is a natural gas company that operates an underground gas storage field known as the Cunningham storage field in south-central Kansas. Defendant-Appellee Nash Oil & Gas, Inc. (“Nash”) owns and operates natural gas wells, some of which are located approximately four miles north of the Cunningham storage field. Based on Northern’s belief that its “storage gas” has migrated to Nash’s gas wells and Nash is producing that gas, Northern commenced this action, asserting common-law claims of conversion and unjust…