Legal Opinion
State Oil and Gas Bd. of Alabama v. Anderson
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 18, 1987No. Civ. 5403-XPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a State of Alabama Oil and Gas Board case.
On May 31, 1982 Getty Oil Company (Getty) first petitioned the State of Alabama Oil and Gas Board (the Board) to unitize Hatter's Pond field, a gas condensate reservoir located in Mobile County. Unitization was sought by Getty as unitization is a precondition to the implementation of secondary recovery operations in a field.
Secondary recovery involves the recovery of hydrocarbons by artificially maintaining pressure throughout the reservoir. Secondary recovery, as compared to primary recovery, is desirable because through pressure maintenance…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hughes v. JEFFERSON CTY. BD. OF ED.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Dawson v. ColeCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- State Oil and Gas Board of Ala. v. Seaman Paper Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Roberts v. State Oil & Gas Board of the State of AlabamaCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
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- Billy Ray Eubanks v. Getty Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Graves v. Fowl River Protective Ass'nCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
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