Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals | Nov. 9, 2022

Decisions

TOKLAN OIL AND GAS CORP. v. CITIZEN ENERGY III
2022 OK CIV APP 37
Case Number: 119610
Decided: 12/10/2021
Mandate Issued: 11/02/2022
DIVISION I

Appellant Toklan Oil and Gas Corporation seeks review of Order No. 718145 (the “Order”) of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (“Commission”) granting Appellee Citizen Energy III, LLC’s application for an order pooling the interest, designating the operator, and adjudicating the rights and equities of oil and gas owners in a certain tract located in Custer County, Oklahoma. In particular, Appellant takes exception to that provision of the Order which purports to order Appellant and royalty owners (who are not parties to the Commission proceedings) to reduce the total royalty burdening Appellant’s relinquished leasehold from 30% to 20% for the explicit benefit of Appellee. Despite the deferential standard of review applicable to appealable orders of the Commission, we reverse with directions to make specific findings and conclusions responsive to the issues identified herein, applying principles of law expressed in this Opinion.

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BD. OF CTY. COMM’RS. OF HARMON CTY. v. ASSOC. OF CTY. COMM’RS. OF OKLA.
2022 OK CIV APP 36
Case Number: 119397
Decided: 02/16/2022
Mandate Issued: 11/02/2022
DIVISION IV

The Board of County Commissioners of Harmon County, a political subdivision of the State of Oklahoma, (the Board) appeals from an order of the district court sustaining the motion for summary judgment of Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma Self-Insured Group, an association of political subdivisions of the State of Oklahoma (ACCO-SIG). We affirm.