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Who Owns the Void? Oral Arguments at SCOTX Regarding Underground Storage Rights

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The deed severed the mineral estate from the surface estate, with Myers-Woodward LLC (“Myers”) now owning the surface estate and a 1/8th non-participating royalty interest in minerals. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC , 520 S.W.3d 3d 39 , 47 (Tex. National Park Service , 630 F.3d 3d 431 , 441 (5th Cir.

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Who Owns the Empty Space? Texas Supreme Court Affirms Surface Ownership of Salt Caverns in Landmark Ruling

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Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, 520 S.W.3d 2017), the Court observed that the mineral estate generally includes the right to "possess the minerals" but "do[es] not include the right to possess the specific place or space where the minerals are located." West, 508 S.W.2d 2d 812, 815 (Tex. 3d 39, 49 (Tex.

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