Overview of Texas' Mineral
Interest Pooling Act

DO YOU REALLY THINK THERE IS NO FORCED POOLING IN TEXAS?

The accepted general wisdom is that there is no forced pooling in Texas, but this couldn't be further from the truth. The Mineral Interest Pooling Act, or MIPA as it's known, was designed to encourage if not practically force voluntary pooling. When that fails, the legislation provides a mechanism for both small interest owners to 'muscle-in' to adjacent units or operators to drag hold-out mineral owners into a planned unit development.

Learn more about forced pooling in Texas by downloading this HELG paper.

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