JOHNSON v. NEW MEXICO OIL CONSERVATION

Nos. 25,061, 25,062.

978 P.2d 327 (1999)

127 N.M. 120

1999-NMSC-021

Timothy B. JOHNSON, Trustee for Ralph A. Bard, Jr., Trust u/a/d February 12, 1983, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. NEW MEXICO OIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellant. Timothy B. Johnson, Trustee for Ralph A. Bard, Jr., Trustee u/a/d February 12, 1983, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

April 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marilyn S. Hebert, Special Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, Kellahin & Kellahin, W. Thomas Kellahin, Santa Fe, for Appellants.

Gallegos Law Firm, P.C., J.E. Gallegos, Jason E. Doughty, Santa Fe, for Appellee.


OPINION

MINZNER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the district court's review of an order by the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission, which increased the spacing requirements for deep wildcat gas wells in certain areas of the state. Specifically, the Commission and the real party in interest, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., appeal the district court's ruling that the order is without effect as to Timothy P. Johnson and other individual holders...

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