Who Owns the Empty Space? Texas Supreme Court Affirms Surface Ownership of Salt Caverns in Landmark Ruling
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MAY 19, 2025
Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, 520 S.W.3d Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, 520 S.W.3d 2021), the Court reiterated that "the surface owner, and not the mineral lessee, owns the possessory rights to the space under the property's surface." West, 508 S.W.2d 2d 812, 815 (Tex. 3d 39, 49 (Tex. 3d 39, 49 (Tex.
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