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By. Paul Yagelski, Esq.
Rothman Gordon
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Can Someone Other Than You as Lessor and Your Oil and Gas Company as Lessee Terminate Your Oil and Gas Lease?

You own oil and gas rights, which you have leased, but the surface is owned by someone else. The surface ownership is subject to your oil and gas rights and the lease of these oil and gas rights. Under these circumstances, can the surface owner seek to have your oil and gas lease terminated if the surface owner believes that your lease has expired, been terminated, or cancelled? In other words, can someone, who is not a party to your oil and gas lease, seek to have your oil and gas lease declared expired, terminated, or cancelled?

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