Legal Opinion

Berkley v. Railroad Commission of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided March 31, 2009No. 07-07-0292-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BRIAN QUINN, Chief Justice.

Mike and Kathryn Berkley and Thomas Hartman (referred to by name or collectively as the Land Owners) appeal from the trial court’s judgment affirming an order of the Texas Railroad Commission (the Commission). That order approved the application of L & R Tank Trucks for authority to use the G. Lynch No. 1 well in the Sledge Field, Montague County, Texas, to inject and dispose of up to 3000 barrels of salt water per day between 2,762 and 2,990 feet below the surface. The Berkleys and Hartman own the surface and mineral rights in lands adjoining the location of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Railroad Commission v. Torch Operating Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Garza Energy TrustTexas Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Gray v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1992

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Railroad Commission v. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future & Clean WaterTexas Supreme Court · 2011
  2. FPL Farming Ltd. v. Environmental Processing Systems, L.C.Texas Supreme Court · 2011
  3. Unit Petroleum Company v. David Pond Well Service, Inc., D/B/A D.W.P. Production, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2014
  4. Jud Walton v. City of Midland, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2013
  5. Railroad Commission of Texas and Pioneer Exploration, Ltd. v. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future and Clean Water and James G. PoppTexas Supreme Court · 2011

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