Questions tagged [split-estate]

In the United States, a split estate is an estate where the property rights to the surface and the underground are split between two parties.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_estate

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Does your land property give you the right to anything below your property like an oil reserve?

Does your land property gives you the right to anything below your property like an oil reserve? I am wondering if the state has the rights to it, or you have the rights to it in the United States. I am also wondering if you can only claim the part…
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