: Hire a professional to conduct a thorough title search to see if rights are severed, leased, or encumbered.
: Attempt to negotiate an SUA with the mineral owner to restrict where they can drill or how they must restore the land. buying property without mineral rights
: In many jurisdictions (like Texas), the mineral estate is "dominant" over the surface estate. This means the mineral owner has a legal right to use as much of your surface as is "reasonably necessary" to extract their resources, often without your consent or significant compensation. : Hire a professional to conduct a thorough
: Some lenders or insurance providers may have stricter requirements or exclude coverage for damages caused by resource extraction. Protecting Your Interests This means the mineral owner has a legal
: The best protection is a recorded waiver where the mineral owner gives up the right to use the surface for extraction, requiring them to use directional drilling from neighboring lots instead.