Legal Opinion
Ranola Oil Co. v. Corporation Commission
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 21, 1988No. 61820PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Chief Justice.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the acceptance of a bonus in lieu of participation in an oil and gas well pursuant to a forced pooling order operates as an assignment and prevents the bonus taker from participating as a matter of right in subsequent increased density wells.
John R. Wilver [Wilver], was owner of a certain leasehold interest covering 320 acres in the southern half of Section 9, Township 29 North, Range 6 West, Garfield County, Oklahoma. In 1967 the lessees for the northern half of Section 9 were prepared to drill an oil and gas well. Wil-ver…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Schwartz v. DiehlSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Dablemont v. State, Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
- Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- Anderson v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
- Hinds v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Sundown Energy, L.P. v. Harding & Shelton, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010
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