Legal Opinion
Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. v. State Corp. Commission
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided December 15, 1995No. 72,895PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Davis, J.:
This is a consolidated appeal from the district court’s opinion affirming the Kansas Corporation Commission’s (KCC) amendments to the Basic Proration Order (BPO) controlling the Hugoton Gas Field in Kansas. The parties, procedural development, and issues raised on appeal are set forth below. Our standard of review is governed by K.S.A. 77-621 of the Act for Judicial Review and Civil Enforcement of Agency Actions.
BRIEF HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Hugoton Natural Gas Field was discovered in the 1920’s. The first gas well was drilled in 1927, four…
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