I wish to prevent drilling of any kind on my to-be-purchased 300 acre ranch, I also wish to install a geo-thermal system and understand that I cannot because I do not own the mineral rights.
You will need to purchase the mineral rights from the owner of the rights who may be a different party or even several parties not including your seller of the surface.
Based on your above concerns you may want to contact an attorney to discuss your rights before closing the purchase on only the surface interest.
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