Alfalfa County commissioners Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson gathered for their regular meeting Monday, Jan. 30.

After initial routine business, the group listened to a lengthy presentation by Alfalfa County Assessor Jennifer Roach.

Roach handed out thick booklets to the commissioners and launched into a discussion of the court decision handed down Oct. 28 involving SandRidge’s tax protest for 2021. That decision, she said, was based on the BCE Mach vs. Roach decision, because both involved saltwater disposal wells.

“The main problem with the SandRidge 2021 taxes is that they didn't f...