# Dominance of mineral rights over surface rights-Texas (and similar in other states)

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dominance-of-mineral-rights-over-surface-rights-texas-and-similar-in-other-states/37443
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [November 26, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dominance-of-mineral-rights-over-surface-rights-texas-and-similar-in-other-states/37443 "2018-11-26T23:07:44Z")
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### Author: ![M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/m_barnes/32/10942_2.png) [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dominance-of-mineral-rights-over-surface-rights-texas-and-similar-in-other-states/37443/1 "2018-11-26T23:07:44Z")

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> **[Texas Mineral Owner's Implied Right to Use the Surface - Texas Agriculture Law](https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2018/11/26/texas-mineral-owners-implied-right-to-use-the-surface/)**
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> \*Portions of this blog post were excerpted from the handbook Petroleum Production on Agricultural Lands in Texas: Managing Risks and Opportunities, available here.\* One of the most surprising pieces of Texas oil and gas law may be the dominant...

Good article for Texas Mineral owners. Very similar situation in the other states, with slight changes due to state law.

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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, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dominance-of-mineral-rights-over-surface-rights-texas-and-similar-in-other-states/37443/2 "2025-01-11T19:19:38Z")

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