SAMSON RESOURCES CO. v. CORPORATION COM'N

No. 60855.

702 P.2d 19 (1985)

SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY, Petitioner, v. CORPORATION COMMISSION of the State of Oklahoma; the Honorable Hamp Baker, Chairman; the Honorable Norma Eagleton, Vice-Chairman; and the Honorable James B. Townsend, Commissioner, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown & Lockhart by Gordon F. Brown and James H. Lockhart, Oklahoma City, for petitioner.

Watson & McKenzie by Richard K. Books and Sharon L. Taylor, Oklahoma City, for respondents Tenneco Oil Co., and An-Son Corp.

Gretchen P. Hoover, Deputy Gen. Counsel, and Leslie Wilson Pepper, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Oklahoma City, for respondent Oklahoma Corp. Com'n.


LAVENDER, Justice:

This Court is once again called upon to enquire into the question of the scope of respondent Oklahoma Corporation Commission's jurisdiction over matters related to the development of oil and gas drilling operations. Petitioner, Samson Resources Company, contends that the Commission is attempting to exercise jurisdiction over an area of private contractual relationships. Respondents Commission and Tenneco...

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