A long-running dispute between a South Texas ranch owner and an oil company over access to a shut-in well took another turn October 1, when a Texas appeals court ruled that state law allows the operator to cross neighboring private land to reach the well for plugging work. The ruling came from the Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals in Dierlam v. Allegiant Resources. The court affirmed a Victoria County trial court’s refusal to block the company’s access, according to the Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals opinion published by Justia.
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