Legal Opinion
Tenneco Oil Co. v. Oklahoma Corp. Commission
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 6, 1989No. 68072PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMA WILSON, Justice:
Appellant interest owner, Tenneco, was force-pooled pursuant to Corporation Commission Order 201498 on October 29, 1981. Subsequent to the drilling of a marginal producer, the appellee operator, GHK, brought suit in federal district court seeking a determination that Tenneco was a participant in the well pursuant to Forced Pooling Order 201498. Over the objection of Tenneco, the federal district court ruled that it had jurisdiction and subsequently held that Tenneco was a participant in the well. Tenneco appealed the federal district court’s judgment to the federal 10th…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nilsen v. Ports of Call Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- State Ex Rel. Commissioners of the Land Office v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Samson Resources Co. v. Oklahoma Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Kaneb Production Co. v. GHK Exploration Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Ghk Exploration Company, an Oklahoma Partnership v. Tenneco Oil Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
3Cited by4 opinions
- Forest Oil Corp. v. Corporation Com'n of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- DLB Energy Corp. v. Oklahoma Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Centurion Oil, Inc. v. Stephens Production Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993
- Forest Oil Corp. v. Corporation Com'n of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991