Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Burk Royalty Co.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided February 23, 1978No. 48365PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHTMIRE, Presiding Judge.
Oil and gas lessees complain of a judgment on a verdict awarding landowners damages for permanent injury from escaping deleterious oil well substances to what was once fertile and productive farmland.
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Plaintiffs acquired the 160-aere tract involved in this action in 1965. It has been subject to an oil and gas lease since 1956 pursuant to which 14 producing wells have been drilled. By 1964 primary production had decreased to the point where it was necessary to commence waterflooding operations. This project required conversion of a well site in the northeast corner…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fawcett Publications, Inc. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
- Sunray DX Oil Company v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- Cities Service Oil Company v. MerrittSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- Keener Oil & Gas Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Sopkin v. Premier Pontiac, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Marshall v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Branch v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1991
- Marshall v. El Paso Natural Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Bonds v. Sanchez-O'Brien Oil and Gas Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
- Bonds v. Sanchez-O'Brien Oil and Gas Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
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