Legal Opinion
Pawnee Well Users, Inc. v. Wolfe
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 25, 2013No. Supreme Court Case No. 12SA13PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eid
T1 This is a direct appeal from a final judgment issued in District Court, Water Division 1, which voided a rule promulgated by the Office of the State Engineer ("State Engineer") regarding nontributary ground water extracted in the course of coalbed methane ("CBM") production and other oil and gas development in Colorado.
12 Historically, the State Engineer did not require permits for ground water extracted in the course of CBM production, taking the position that such operations were governed exclusively by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ("COGCC"). This Court rejected the…
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