Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Ass'n v. State Corp. Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J:

This is an appeal from the district court’s order affirming the order of the Kansas Corporation Commission (Commission) amending the Basic Proration Order (B.P.O.) for the Kansas Hugoton Gas Field to allow infill drilling. The appeal of Williams Natural Gas Company (Williams) and Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) has been consolidated with that of Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company (Panhandle) and Kansas Power & Light Company (K.P.L.). Appellant Williams was formerly Northwest Central Pipeline Corporation, and Gas Service Company, an…