Dear Mr. Neverbilly,
Since 99.99% of the units in Texas are voluntary pooled units, the first step is to lease to the operator. That improves the odds that you will be pooled.
However, if you have 200 gross/net mineral acres, all you need is 40 acres to drill a well and the oil company would not be willing to give some other company even a corner shot on your reserves.
This can be a very intricate business with a lot of decisions made with inferior business intelligence on what the other side is up to.
Like spy vs spy, each situation is unique.