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“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…”

“A long-running dispute over access to a South Texas ranch has ended with a Texas appeals court allowing an oil company to cross private property to reach an inactive well.”

“This dispute reflects a principle James Madison described in Federalist No. 10: A large republic encompasses competing regional interests that can check one another.”

“If you have water access you can bring tankers in with additional oil,” says Kurt Lykins, a lecturer at Otterbein University.”