# Can Devon drill under our property without our consent
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-devon-drill-under-our-property-without-our-consent/56812
**Category:** Law & Legal
**Created:** [March 26, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-devon-drill-under-our-property-without-our-consent/56812 "2020-03-26T18:11:57Z")
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### Author:  [@Rick\_Carter](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rick_Carter)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-devon-drill-under-our-property-without-our-consent/56812/1 "2020-03-26T18:11:58Z")
We have been in a Devon unit totaling 87 acres for several years. We received a notice from Devon that an allocation well (also a Devon well) was drilled on another property (a 297-acre lease), resulting in their lateral lines crossing onto our property. The lease is subject to a production sharing agreement which provides for a bird’s eye calculation methodology for allocated production. They are only paying us for the footage of lateral length that crosses our property and not including us in the total 297-acre unit. They have sent new division orders for us to sign.
Is this legal? Can they do this without our approval?
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### Author:  [@TennisDaze](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TennisDaze)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-devon-drill-under-our-property-without-our-consent/56812/2 "2020-03-27T20:58:47Z")
Answer depends on the state where the wells are located. Also, are you talking about a unit which contains 87 acres (vertical well) or a larger unit in which you own minerals under one tract of 87 acres? Is your lease subject to a DPU (Declaration of Pooled Unit) or a production sharing agreement? These are very different legal instruments.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-devon-drill-under-our-property-without-our-consent/56812/3 "2020-06-24T18:20:53Z")
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