CITIES SERVICE OIL CO. v. STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION

No. 45,591

205 Kan. 655 (1970)

472 P.2d 257

CITIES SERVICE OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF KANSAS, (Dale E. Saffels, Chairman; Jules V. Doty and James O. Greenleaf, as members of said Commission and their Respective Successors in Office), Appellee, and ASHLAND OIL & REFINING COMPANY; COLORADO INTERSTATE GAS COMPANY; SINCLAIR OIL & GAS COMPANY; PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY; PAN AMERICAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION; and NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY, Intervenor-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 17, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Byrd, of Anderson & Byrd, of Ottawa, argued the cause, and Alfred O. Holl, of Bartlesville, Okla., was with him on the briefs for the appellant.

Jack Glaves, of Topeka, argued the cause, and David J. Berkowitz, of Topeka, was with him on the brief for the appellee state corporation commission.

Gerald Sawatzky, of Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Stuart R. Carter of the same firm was with him on the separate briefs for intervenor-appellees Ashland Oil & Refining Company and Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, and for intervenor-appellee Colorado Interstate Gas Company, division of Colorado Interstate Corporation.

C.C. Linley, of Liberal, argued the cause, and Wendell J. Doggett, of Houston, Texas, was with him on the brief for intervenor-appellee Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company.

Glenn D. Young, Jr., of Lilleston, Spradling, Gott, Stallwitz & Hope, of Wichita, and Guy T. Buell and Gordon D. Ryan, both of Fort Worth, Texas, were on the brief for intervenor-appellee Pan American Petroleum Corporation.

Floyd E. Jensen and Robert Hall, of Adams, Jones, Robinson and Manka, of Wichita, were on the brief for intervenor-appellee Northern Natural Gas Company.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HARMAN, C.:

This is an action for judicial review of a state corporation commission order denying an application to amend the basic proration order governing production of natural gas in the Kansas Hugoton gas field.

The basic order, dated March 21, 1944, and thereafter amended on various occasions, allocates production of natural gas from wells in the field on the basis of computations made under that which...

NEVER MISS A DECISION. START YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

Uncompromising quality. Enduring impact.
Your support ensures a bright future for independent legal reporting.

As you are aware we have offered this as a free subscription over the past years and we have now made it a paid service.Look forward to your continued patronage.

GET STARTED


OR

Read it with your Leagle account.
Sign in to continue


Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases