Environment & Energy

Marthe48

(23,177 posts) Thu Apr 2, 2026, 11:34 AM 4 hrs ago

O&G rights chatting with someone

Who doesn't have them. Property owner for 45 years, nurturing 25 acres with trees, wildlife. A strip mining company owns the o&g rights and is planning to develop (destroy) their land. Is there anything they can do?
The person and I happened to be waiting to get our taxes done, a chance meeting. Worst story I've heard in years.

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O&G rights chatting with someone (Original Post) Marthe48 4 hrs ago OP

Get an attorney in an oil rich state (Texas) that has fought and won these o/g right cases. Do on line research. efhmc 3 hrs ago #1

Oil, gas and mineral rights vary from state to state. flvegan 1 hr ago #2

efhmc

(16,675 posts)

1. Get an attorney in an oil rich state (Texas) that has fought and won these o/g right cases. Do on line research.

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Thu Apr 2, 2026, 11:51 AM

3 hrs ago

I found several.

flvegan

(66,283 posts)

2. Oil, gas and mineral rights vary from state to state.

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Thu Apr 2, 2026, 01:52 PM

1 hr ago

It also depends on if they're coming in vertically or horizontally. Some states have a statutory bar of entry. I would suggest that this property owner first consult their title insurance owners policy, if they have one. Second, consult a real estate attorney skilled in these rights, preferably one with expertise in real property title.

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