Anderson v. Beech Aircraft
Kansas Supreme Court
699 P.2d 1023 (1985)
Relevant factsFree
Beech (defendant) pumped outside natural gas into a depleted reservoir for storage without obtaining any lease, license, or statutory eminent-domain authorization to use the portion of the reservoir under the Andersons' (plaintiffs) neighboring land; Avanti, the Andersons' lessee, then collected and produced that same non-native gas from beneath the Andersons' property, and Beech sued to quiet title.
IssueFree
Whether, under the law of capture, oil and natural gas are part of the land or real estate until they are actually produced and severed.
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