A Practical Guide to Operator/ Surface-Owner Disputes and the Current State of the Accommodation Doctrine

Authors

Douglas R. Hafer
Daniel B. Mathis
Logan W. Simmons

Publication Date

10-1-2010

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This Article provides an overview of the operator's rights and a practical guide to the procedures available to enforce them. Of particular emphasis, this Article will discuss how an operator can use injunctive relief to prevent surface-owner interference, and will specifically provide a checklist of sorts for how an operator can obtain a temporary restraining order. This Article will also address how the operator's rights can be limited by the accommodation doctrine. In this regard, this Article will examine how the accommodation doctrine is triggered, what the surface owner must prove when asserting the accommodation doctrine, and whether the accommodation doctrine provides a mechanism for the surface owner to recover damages from the operator for unreasonable surface use.

DOI

10.37419/TWLR.V17.I1.3

First Page

47

Last Page

67

Recommended Citation

Douglas R. Hafer, Daniel B. Mathis & Logan W. Simmons, A Practical Guide to Operator/ Surface-Owner Disputes and the Current State of the Accommodation Doctrine, 17 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 47 (2010).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/TWLR.V17.I1.3