Excerpt from Law of Oil and Natural Gas: A Hand Book of the Statutes of Texas and the Decisions of Its Courts Relating to Oil and Natural Gas, the Organization and Operation of Oil and Gas Companies, and the Ownership and Transfer of Mineral Rights The recent development of extensive oil and gas fields in Texas and the activity displayed in their exploration and mining operations therein are thought to justify this effort to present, in brief and convenient form, the stat utes of this State and the rulings of its courts bearing on the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.