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BENNION v. ANR PRODUCTION CO.

No. 900473.

819 P.2d 343 (1991)

Sam H. BENNION, Petitioner, v. ANR PRODUCTION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, and the Utah State Board of Oil, Gas & Mining, an agency of the State of Utah, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 21, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Stirba, Barbara Zimmerman, Salt Lake City, for Bennion.

Alan A. Enke, John P. Harrington, Salt Lake City, for ANR Production Co.

R. Paul Van Dam, Thomas A. Mitchell, Salt Lake City, for Bd. of Oil, Gas & Min.

Phillip William Lear, R. Stephen Marshall, John W. Andrews, Salt Lake City, for amicus Rocky Mountain Oil and amicus Utah Petroleum Ass'n.

DURHAM, Justice:

This is a case of first impression on the rights of a nonconsenting mineral owner under the forced pooling provisions of the Utah Oil and Gas Conservation Act. The case raises questions regarding the drilling of increased density wells in a drilling unit already subject to a forced pooling order. The operative facts span nearly two decades, from 1971 to 1990. During that period, the Oil and Gas Conservation Act underwent several amendments and a complete...

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