Dear Unbreakable,
If you are the mineral owner, and signed a lease, the lease may contain pipeline (P/L) provisions and whatever the lease says… goes! It’s too late to negotiate. These operators are sneaky about “sliding” in P/L provisions without negotiating a separate pipeline easement.
If you are only the surface owner, and the mineral owner signed a lease with pipeline provisions, as the surface owner you “may” be able to negotiate some sort of damages. This will depend on how “giving” the operator wants to be or is.
If there are NO signed leases on this land, then like Charles says, “it’s time to lawyer up.”
Good luck,
Pat.