Utah Supreme Court November 4, 1983, 18345 (Bennion v. Utah State Board of Oil, Gas & Mining)

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OAKS, Justice:

This is a ease of first impression on the rights of a nonconsenting mineral owner under the pooling provisions of the Oil & Gas Conservation Act, U.C.A., 1953, § 40-6-1,

et seq.

After extensive hearings, the Board of Oil, Gas and Mining (“the Board”) ruled for the operator, Shell Oil Co.