Paper: Water and The Petroleum Landman

The paper will attempt to present the law of Texas and adjoining states relating to the use and ownership of water as such law concerns and should be of interest to the oil and gas lease owner and operator. The paper will discuss such subjects as ownership of the fresh water and salt water under grant, reservation, lease or permit; right of user of the surface owner, the mineral owner, and the oil and gas lessee; regulation by the State and its governmental agencies; and responsibility for wrongful use, loss, or pollution.