Railroad Commission of Texas v. Broussard

CARROLL, Justice.

This case involves forced pooling under the Mineral Interest Pooling Act, Tex.Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 102.001 et seq. (1978) (MIPA). Appellees had offered to pool their oil interests with an adjoining landowner’s and had been refused. They then applied to the Railroad Commission for a forced pooling order, but the Commission concluded that their voluntary offer was not “fair and reasonable” and dismissed the application. On appeal, the district court reversed the Commission’s order on the basis that it was arbitrary and capricious. We will reverse the district court judgment.

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