Legal Opinion
Conoco, Inc. v. Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes
District Court, D. Wyoming
Decided August 31, 1983No. C80-0181-K, C80-208-KPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KERR, District Judge.
These cases arise from an oil and gas severance tax imposed by the Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes upon oil companies producing oil and gas from land leased on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The specific facts giving rise to the case and the proceedings up to this point are set forth below.
The Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes are federally recognized Indian tribes residing on the Wind River Indian Reservation and are beneficial owners of the mineral interests in the Reservation lands. Leases are granted to various oil companies for oil production on the…
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