# Can mineral owners legally give permission for disposal water wells?

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-mineral-owners-legally-give-permission-for-disposal-water-wells/43187
**Category:** Law & Legal
**Created:** [March 16, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-mineral-owners-legally-give-permission-for-disposal-water-wells/43187 "2019-03-16T19:27:28Z")
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#### Post date: [March 16, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-mineral-owners-legally-give-permission-for-disposal-water-wells/43187/1 "2019-03-16T19:27:28Z")

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1. Is there a statute in Oklahoma that says the surface owner owns the water rights? If so what is it?
2. If the above is true, then mineral owners who do not own surface rights cannot give permission for disposal wells. Is this correct?

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### Author: ![MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-mineral-owners-legally-give-permission-for-disposal-water-wells/43187/2 "2025-01-11T19:29:07Z")

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