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When you discover oil on your property, you don't automatically have the right to drill. Before celebrating, you need to confirm that you own the mineral rights, which are distinct from surface rights. Traditionally, both rights belong to the landowner. However, mineral and surface rights can be severed.
Oil and gas production in the state of Texas is primarily regulated by the Texas Railroad Commission. For more information, visit the Railroad Commission website .
Nonapportionment rule is a principle of oil and gas law that the royalties accrued under a mineral lease on land that is later subdivided during the lease term are not shared by the owners of the subdivisions, but belong exclusively to the owner of the land where the producing well is located.
Under the rule of capture, a producer acquires title to all of the oil or gas produced from a well on its land, regardless of whether some of that oil migrated from an adjoining tract. The purpose of this rule is to encourage exploration.
We are located in the Capitol Complex at 15th and Colorado Streets in Austin. The Texas Law Center is the State Bar's headquarters.
What is the Pugh clause in an oil and gas lease? A Pugh Clause is enforced to ensure that a lessee can be prevented from declaring all lands under an oil and gas lease as being held by production. This remains true even when production only takes place on a fraction of the property.
The rule of capture or law of capture, part of English common law and adopted by a number of U.S. states, establishes a rule of non-liability for captured natural resources including groundwater, oil, gas, and game animals. The general rule is that the first person to "capture" such a resource owns that resource.
As the Energy Capital of the World, Houston is the headquarters and the intellectual capital for virtually every segment of the energy industry including exploration, production, transmission, marketing, supply, and technology. Houston employs nearly a third of the nation's jobs in oil and gas extraction.
Complainants are required to use the State Bar's current grievance form, effective September 1, 2023, to report attorney misconduct. A grievance can be submitted electronically at , or the current grievance form can be downloaded from there.
Oil and gas production in the state of Texas is primarily regulated by the Texas Railroad Commission. For more information, visit the Railroad Commission website .