J.R. Hurd; Sara Smith Hurd; Patricia Hurd McGregor; Victoria Hurd Goebel; David W. Killam; Adrian Kathleen Killam…

Summary

The court affirmed the circuit court's judgment upholding the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission's amended integration orders. It held that the Commission had statutory authority to determine whether leasehold royalties were excessive and to reduce them during the recoupment period when necessary to impose just and reasonable integration terms. The court reviewed the statutory-authority issue de novo and concluded that the Commission's orders were neither ultra vires nor arbitrary or capricious.