What happens if you don't have enough land for a drilling unit to drill an oil and gas well under the state spacing rules? Texas's approach has been unique: it gives you an exception to drill a well on your smaller property. Over time, this created many problems, explored in this video.
Class 5; Video 2
Citations:
John S. Lowe, Owen L. Anderson, Christopher S. Kulander, Monika U. Ehrman, Burke W. Griggs, James W. Coleman, Cases & Materials on Oil & Gas Law, https://faculty.westacademic.com/Book/Detail/338274
pp. 734-41
Background Reading:
James W. Coleman, The Third Age of Oil and Gas Law, 95 Ind. L.J. 389 (2020), https://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1705&context=law_faculty