Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 30-5-117 (2026)

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It is not the intent or purpose of this law to require, permit,
or authorize the commission or supervisor to prorate or
distribute the production of oil and gas among the fields of
Wyoming on the basis of market demand. This act shall never be
construed to require, permit or authorize the commission, the
supervisor, or any court to make, enter or enforce any order,
rule, regulation or judgment requiring restriction of production
of any pool or of any well except to prevent waste and to
protect correlative rights.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1986–1995 · leading case: Trout v. Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Comm'n, 721 P.2d 1047 (Wyo. 1986).

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Trout v. Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Comm'n, 721 P.2d 1047 (Wyo. 1986). “§ 30-5-117, W.S.1977. Inexco Oil Company v.”

Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Comm'n, 903 P.2d 537 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 2× “) It is summarized in Wyo.Stat. § 30-5-117 (1983): It is not the intent or purpose of this law to require, permit, or authorize the commission or supervisor to prorate or distribute the production of oil and gas among the fields of Wyoming on the basis of market demand.”

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