Pan American Petroleum Corporation, a Corporation, Appellant (plaintiff Below) v. Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation…

Summary

The Wyoming Supreme Court reversed a district court judgment affirming the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's denial of Pan American Petroleum's application for an exception drilling permit. The court held the commission's findings were merely ultimate conclusions that failed to set out basic evidentiary facts, making the order unreviewable and effectively depriving Pan American of a prima facie case. The court declined to reach the validity of Rule 302 or the constitutional questions, remanding to the commission for adequate findings.