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The Rule of Capture is a perfect shield to liability for a mineral owner or lessee.

Drilling in city limits may provide municipalities with:

Allowables are determined prior to completion.

Drilling in city limits requires a balancing of public and private interests as well as balancing of state law and local law.

When typical spacing rules will not work:

Compulsory, or forced, pooling is justified because: 

Oil and gas operations are generally regulated at all stages of drilling: before, during and after.

You have obtained an oil and gas lease covering 640 acres. State density rules tell you that for your field, you can hold 80 acres for each well drilled. How many wells do you need to drill to hold all 640 acres out of your lease?

the act of introducing disease germs or infectious material into an area or substance

the symbiotic relationship of two organisms of different species in which one gains some benefit such as protection or nourishment and the other is not harmed or benefited.