Mineral rights in Texas can present unique issues for commercial developers.

In Texas, a mineral estate and a surface estate are two separate legal interests which may be severed. This means that one person may own the surface estate and another own the mineral estate underlying the land.

Title opinions can take a couple of different forms in the oil and gas sector. It usually is a professional opinion written by an attorney who has done the research on the title.

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