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In a rare rebuke of the North Dakota Industrial Commission (“NDIC”), the Supreme Court held that saltwater gathering is a post-production cost — and that the NDIC lacks authority to adjudicate disputes over such costs between private parties.
The central issue in Equinor Energy, LP v.…
Lake Meredith is a reservoir located about 30 miles northeast of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. It was formed when the State of Texas built the Sanford Dam on the Canadian River in 1965. When the dam was completed the natural flow of the Canadian River was halted, with only water that naturally filtered through the soil continuing downstream.…
It has been 166 years since Edwin Drake drilled the first true oil well near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Since then, oil and gas production has benefited the modern world and continues to power out lives. However, nearly two centuries of production does not come without some environmental impact.…