Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Corporation Commission
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 13, 1968No. 41986PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRWIN, Vice Chief Justice:
Plaintiffs in error, herein referred to as Applicants, are the owners of the surface rights to a tract of land included in a plan of unitization approved by the Corporation Commission in Order No. 51992, which contained the following proviso:
“The Unit and Unit operator shall have free use of surface or subsurface water from the Unit area for Unit operations, including the right to drill water supply wells; * *
Applicants filed an application with the Commission for a clarification of Order No. 51992, concerning the definition or meaning of the word “water” as therein…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
- Kingwood Oil Company v. Hall-Jones Oil CorporationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
3Cited by19 opinions
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- Union Texas Petroleum Corp. v. JacksonCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
- Public Service Co. of Oklahoma v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
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