Legal Opinion
Starrh and Starrh Cotton Growers v. Aera Energy LLC
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 20, 2007No. F047540, F048555PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WISEMAN, Acting P. J.
The dispute in this case arises out of an alleged subsurface trespass resulting from the migration of wastewater produced from oil production activities on land owned by Aera Energy LLC (Aera) and adjacent to land owned by Starrh and Starrh Cotton Growers (Starrh). The wastewater, called “produced water,” is naturally occurring water which is pumped out of the deep ground in conjunction with the extracted oil. It is naturally high in salts and other minerals. The water is disposed of by discharge into unlined percolation ponds. The produced water percolates down…
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