Vertical Wells to Hold Acreage?

Could someone school me on the practice of drilling vertical wells to hold acreage. It seems that this significantly goes against the purpose of oil exploration and fair treatment of landowners. I get it from a business perspective. But should the rules be revisited. Has this issue been raised. I’ve noticed, even just this year, some large companies granted permission to drill vertical and it can’t be about getting the product. Seems like land owners should be able to weigh in if they believe another company might actually drill an horizontal in fulfillment of the actual drilling purpose - to extract as much oil or gas as possible.