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ALLEN v. ALASKA OIL & GAS CONSERVATION

No. S-8690.

1 P.3d 699 (2000)

Monte ALLEN, Appellant, v. ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION, and Phillips Petroleum Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Kelly, Kelly & Patterson, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Robert E. Mintz, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, FABE, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Monte Allen appeals a decision of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission dismissing as moot his petition for compulsory unitization of two oil and gas leases that expired the day after Allen petitioned. We hold that the commission has discretion to order unitization effective upon the date of filing of a proper petition and that its exercise of this discretion is a matter for case-specific...

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