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4 Tex. J. Oil Gas & Energy L. 337 (2008-2009)
Texas Tug of War: A Survey of Urban Drilling and the Issues an Operator will Face

handle is hein.journals/texjogel4 and id is 339 raw text is: NOTE & COMMENT TEXAS TUG OF WAR: A SURVEY OF URBAN DRILLING AND THE ISSUES AN OPERATOR WILL FACE BILLIE ANN MAXWELL* I. INTRO D U CTIO N ................................................................................. 338 II. ISSUES AND CONCERNS FOR THE OPERATOR ............................... 340 A . The Econom ics of D rilling ....................................................... 340 1. Technology of Hydraulic Fracturing and Associated C o sts ...................................................................................... 340 2. Tax Revenues to City and State ......................................... 342 3. Increased W orkforce ........................................................... 342 4. Increased Bonus and Royalty Payments ........................... 343 B . Public C oncerns ......................................................................... 343 1. N oise from O perations ....................................................... 344 2. E nvironm ent ........................................................................ 344 3 . S afety .................................................................................... 345 4. Response from Operators to Public Concerns ................. 346 5. Response from Government .............................................. 347 C. G overnm ent Concerns .............................................................. 347 1. S tate ...................................................................................... 347 2. M unicipalities ....................................................................... 348 3. A Case Study of State and Local Regulation of P ip elin es ................................................................................ 350 D . Liability C oncerns ..................................................................... 355 1. Trespass from Fracing ......................................................... 355 2. N uisance ............................................................................... 356 3. Surface D am ages ................................................................. 356 E . Leasing C oncerns ...................................................................... 356 1. Texas Mineral Interest Pooling Act .................................. 356 * J.D. with honors, The University of Texas School of Law 2009; B.A. with highest honors, The University of Texas at Austin, 2006. Ms. Maxwell grew up around the oil and gas industry in Kilgore, Texas. During law school, she served as the 2008-2009 Managing Editor of the TEXAS JOURNAL OF OIL, GAS, & ENERGY LAW for 2008-2009 and assisted Professor Ernest E. Smith with research for his annual oil and gas case update. Ms. Maxwell interned as a law clerk for the Railroad Commission of Texas and moderated a panel on Urban Drilling at the 2009 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, & Energy Law Symposium. The author would like to thank John Hays and Martin Garza for their comments and assistance in the development of this note.

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