Tide Water Associated Oil Co. v. Superior Court

Each of these three cases arises out of a suit brought by the state to enjoin unreasonable waste of gas, and each involves the question whether certain defendants are entitled to a writ of prohibition to prevent the trial of issues raised by a cross-complaint filed by other defendants.

Following a complaint by some of the operators in an oil field that there was an unreasonable waste of gas contrary to the provisions of section 3300 of the Public Resources Code, 1 the State Oil and Gas Supervisor held hearings pur suant to section 3302 et seq., determined that gas was being wastefully produced…