Legal Opinion

S/V Drilling Partners v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided February 23, 2000No. 14163-98PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Sec. 29, I.R.C., provides a credit for fuel produced from nonconventional sources, including gas produced from geopressurized brine, Devonian shale, coal seams, or a tight formation. In 1993 and 1994, S/V, a partnership, sold 32,410 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE's) of natural gas produced from nonconventional sources described under sec. 29, I.R.C.

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Sec. 29, I.R.C., provides a credit for fuel produced from nonconventional sources, including gas produced from geopressurized brine, Devonian shale, coal seams, or a tight formation. In 1993 and 1994, S/V, a partnership, sold 32,410 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE's) of natural gas produced from nonconventional sources described under sec. 29, I.R.C. S/V sold 15,483 BOE's of gas produced from a tight formation that was not Devonian shale and 16,927 BOE's of gas produced from both a tight formation and Devonian shale. HELD: S/V is allowed a credit for 32,410 BOE's of natural gas. The credit…

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Colvin, Judge:

On August 3, 1998, respondent issued two notices of final partnership administrative adjustment to S/V Drilling Partners (S/V), a partnership, in which respondent determined adjustments to S/V’s partnership returns for the tax years ending December 31, 1993 and 1994. On August 18, 1998, Snyder Armclar Gas Co. (Snyder), S/V’s tax matters partner, petitioned the Court to redetermine respondent’s adjustments to partnership items.

In 1993 and 1994, S/V sold 32,410 barrels of oil equivalent (boe’s)1 of natural gas produced from nonconventional sources, consisting of 15,483…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Miller v. Standard Nut Margarine Co. of Fla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. United States v. Skelly Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Charles Ilfeld Co. v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  4. Bernard A. Levin, Phyllis Levin, Alan T. Hrabosky, and Delores Hrabosky v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. United Telecommunications, Inc. (Formerly United Utilities, Incorporated) v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Green Gas Del. Statutory Trust v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2016
  2. Finney v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2009
  3. S/V Drilling Partners v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 2000
  4. S/V Drilling Partners, Snyder Armclar Gas Company, Tax Matters Partners v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 2000
  5. Yang Xiang v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2010

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