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Permalink Reply by barneyfife on August 28, 2008 at 10:00

Leases from governmental bodies include horizontal and vertical Pugh clauses which release acreage and zones not in production after the expiration of the primary term. City property will not be "tied-up" As to the street in front of you, it would depend on what type of instrument established it to determine the ownership of the minerals under it. Generally, your lot description and survey would end at the street. You can't talk generally about the ownership, you have to examine the instruments (deeds, dedications, right-of-ways, etc.)

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Permalink Reply by PM on August 28, 2008 at 11:44

Thank you

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Permalink Reply by E on August 28, 2008 at 15:23

I have been told by an attorney that Parish roads that were established after the adjoining land owners had built the roads and then subsequently taken into Parish road systems have not lost any mineral rights under such roads. Those Parish's have surface rights not sub-surface rights, so I've been told.

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