BLUE STEEL OIL AND GAS v. ND INDUS. COM'N

No. 20220359.

991 N.W.2d 42 (2023)

2023 ND 101

BLUE STEEL OIL AND GAS, LLC, Appellant v. NORTH DAKOTA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. and White Butte Oil Operations, LLC, Appellees.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

Filed May 30, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachary E. Pelham , Bismarck, ND, for appellant.

Steven B. Nelson , Bismarck, ND, for appellee North Dakota Industrial Commission.

Lawrence Bender (appeared) and Spencer D. Ptacek (on brief), Bismarck, ND, for appellees Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. and White Butte Oil Operations, LLC.


[¶1] Blue Steel Oil and Gas appeals from a district court judgment affirming a North Dakota Industrial Commission order subjecting it to a risk penalty. We affirm the Commission's order finding Slawson made a good-faith invitation to lease or participate, and concluding Blue Steel is subject to a risk penalty.

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