Avoiding the Mechanical Dust Bowl: The Need for a Modified Surface Destruction Test
Date
1988
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Publisher
Texas Tech Law Review
Abstract
Examines the history and purpose of the surface destruction test in Texas mineral estate law. The author scrutinizes Texas-specific difficulties with implementing the test, the confused jurisprudence on this issue in Texas courts, and possible alternatives employed by other jurisdictions.
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Mineral estate law, Texas, Surface destruction test, Oil and gas, Strip mining, Property law, Mineral rights
Citation
19 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 1029