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law of capture

Under this theory,a landowner does not own migratory substances (such as oil and gas) under the land but does have the exclusive right to drill for,produce,or in some other manner gain possession of the substances.Contrast with unitization.

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No references found			Historically in the United States, the rule of capture allowed each owner in a common reservoir to exploit the common oil reservoir without liability to other owners. Introduction by Anderson, Owen L. / Houston Journal of International Law As part of Lewis & Clark Law School's continuing celebration of the bicentennial of the Corps of Discovery's epic exploratory journey, the Oregon Law Institute and Lewis & Clark Law School hosted a symposium entitled the "The Rule of Capture and Its Consequences" on April 7-8, 2005 in Portland, Oregon. The rule of capture and its consequences by Lupo, Frank / Environmental Law THE RULE OF CAPTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE HARVEST A. The rule of capture and the economic dynamics of natural resource use ... by Johnston, Jason Scott / Environmental Law			Rule 405 Rule 415 Rule 419 Rule 434 Rule 5 Rule 500 Rule 72(t) Rule 80A Rule 80B Rule Against Accumulations rule against perpetuities Rule G-32 rule in Shelley's case Rule Line Rule lOb-5 Rule NMS Rule of 18 Rule of 300 rule of 5 Rule of 69 Rule of 72 rule of 72s Rule of 78 rule of 78s Rule of Absolute Priority Rule of capture Rule Off Rule-Based Monetary Policy Rule-Based Policy Rule-Based Trade Policy Rules of Fair Practice Rules of Navigation Rules of Origin Rules of the Game Ruling Rumortrage Rump Run Run Charge Run of Paper Run of Schedule Run Rate Run to Settlement run with the land Runaround Runaway Runaway Gap Rundown Runner Running Ahead Running Broker			Rule of 18 Rule of 18s Rule of 20 Rule of 3 Rule of 3 Rule of 300 Rule of 300s Rule of 3s Rule of 3s rule of 5 Rule of 69 Rule of 69.3 Rule of 69s Rule of 70 Rule of 72 rule of 72s Rule of 78 Rule of 78 Rule of 78s Rule of 78s Rule of 8 Rule of 80 rule of 80-20 Rule of Absolute Priority rule of action Rule of Air Management rule of approximation rule of bigeminy Rule of capture rule of co-occurrence rule of confidentiality Rule of Coss Rule of court rule of cy pres rule of detachment rule of engagement rule of evidence Rule of Fair Practice Rule of false position Rule of Five rule of grammar Rule of inference rule of law rule of law rule of law Rule of Law and Human Rights Rule of Law Effectiveness Rule of Law Initiative Rule of Law Partnership Program Rule of Law, the Rule of Law, the rule of might rule of morphology rule of nines rule of nines rule of nines rule of nines rule of outlet Rule of Pachomius

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law of capture (redirected from Rule of capture)

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