Trout v. Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Supreme Court of Wyoming
721 P.2d 1047 (Wyo. 1986)
Relevant factsFree
Trout's (plaintiff) proposed mineral-allocation formula for a compulsory unitization was rejected by an overwhelming majority of working-interest owners in favor of a different formula receiving 82.39% approval, and the Commission (defendant), after hearing engineer testimony the approved formula was fair and equitable, approved the unitization plan over Trout's challenge that it failed to protect his correlative rights.
IssueFree
Whether a state conservation agency will approve a formula for mineral-production allocation in a compulsory unitization proposal if the negotiated formula is fair and equitable.