Legal Opinion
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. v. Corporation Commission
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 18, 1975No. 46491PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice.
The basic issue presented for decision in this case is: whether the Oklahoma Corporation Commission under its regulatory power over oil and gas may order an elec tion by lessees or mineral owners to participate in a drilling program or in lieu thereof to accept bonuses or overrides in a nine governmental section unit.
A statement of the salient facts as we view them is in order.
The Corporation Commission, sometimes referred to as Commission, by Order dated November 16, 1972, established 640-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas and gas condensate from seven…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Champlin Rfg. Co. v. Corporation Commission of OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Patterson v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Patterson v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Palmer Oil Corp. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- H. F. Wilcox Oil & Gas Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Brumark Corp. v. Samson Resources Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Amoco Production Co. v. Corporation CommissionCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1986
- Gulfstream Petroleum Corp. v. LaydenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Crest Resources and Exploration Corp. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- C. F. Braun & Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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