# Can more than one operator pool a tract of land
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-more-than-one-operator-pool-a-tract-of-land/29924
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [July 27, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-more-than-one-operator-pool-a-tract-of-land/29924 "2018-07-27T21:59:07Z")
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### Author:  [@Dan\_Williams](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Dan_Williams)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-more-than-one-operator-pool-a-tract-of-land/29924/1 "2018-07-27T21:59:07Z")
If one operator has established a pool and it is producing, can another operator create a pool using the same tracts of acreage that are unitized by the other producing operator?
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### Author:  [@TennisDaze](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TennisDaze)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-more-than-one-operator-pool-a-tract-of-land/29924/2 "2018-07-28T01:30:23Z")
Generally this will involve different depths and the units will not overlap. Recently some operators have formed units that overlap by acreage and depths, but that is not common. If your lease allows pooling without restrictions, then you will have no say in the matter. There may also be differences per state law by the location of your minerals.
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### Author:  [@Rick\_Howell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rick_Howell)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-more-than-one-operator-pool-a-tract-of-land/29924/3 "2018-07-28T05:27:39Z")
Dan,
I see most of your posts have been in Grady County, Oklahoma. What you are likely seeing is 2 operators competing for the same spacing. What TennisDaxe said is correct, but if you are referring to Grady County, I’d guess there are two applications on the same zones and each has protested the other. One will eventually withdraw and the other will prevail and be the operator. We are also seeing quite a bit of this in other counties. In the past trades or deals made to reach an agreement.
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### Author:  [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-more-than-one-operator-pool-a-tract-of-land/29924/4 "2025-01-11T19:20:01Z")