Legal Opinion
Corporation Commission v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 28, 1975No. 46473PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice:
In 1965, upon application of Phillips Petroleum Co., the Corporation Commission entered Order No. 58465. That order was not appealed and became final. Its effect was to establish the entire Morrow formation in the South Guymon Area as a common source of supply. That order provided for 640 acre spacing. It approved field rules including a formula as to production allowables. The controlling element in that formula was the individual well’s pressure cubed (raised to the third power).
Prior to the 1965 order, No. 58465, and in 1960 the Commission by Order No. 41483 originally…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Peppers Refining Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
- Cabot Carbon Company v. Phillips Petroleum CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
- Choctaw Gas Company v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Samson Resources Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Anson Corp. v. HillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Kuykendall v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Marlin Oil Corp. v. Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Samson Resources Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985