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The Changing Landscape of Leasing and Minerals

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Fewer operators control larger acreages. The elephant in the room right now involves those questions about who owns beneficially-useful produced water and the minerals in the waste flow, such as lithium and others. One case before the Texas Supreme Court was argued on March 18: Cactus Water Services, LLC, v COG Operating, LLC.

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