Legal Opinion
General Crude Oil Co. v. Department of Energy
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals
Decided October 12, 1978No. 5-29PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESTES, Judge.
General Crude Oil Company (General Crude) is the owner of a 50% working interest in the Banning Lease in the West Newport Field, in Newport Beach, California, which it purchased in 1966 from G. E. Ka-dane and Sons (Kadane). Kadane remains a 50% working interest owner, while General Crude has been the operator of the lease since 1966. Production on the lease by Ka-dane began in 1948; however, due to a rapid decline in production and low estimates of ultimate oil recovery, an enhanced recovery method, in situ combustion, was begun in 1958.
In situ combustion, or fire flooding,…
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