Mineral Rights vs Surface Rights

By Micah Leigh

The economy across Texas is largely based on oil and gas. As the oil and gas market goes, so goes real estate development. But what happens when these two industries collide? If one entity owns the mineral rights, but another owns the surface rights, who wins a dispute if the oil industry decides to drill on a certain property? For answers, REDNews turned to Rusty Adams, Research Attorney at Texas A & M Real Estate Center.

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