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Before an oil and gas operator enters private surface land to develop severed minerals under the Wyoming Split Estate Act, the operator generally must:

Provide advance notice to the surface owner and attempt a surface use agreement, with a duty to reasonably accommodate and compensate for surface damages Obtain the surface owner's written consent or the operation is unlawful Purchase the entire surface estate at fair market value Do nothing, because the mineral estate's dominance eliminates any surface-owner protections

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Provide advance notice to the surface owner and attempt a surface use agreement, with a duty to reasonably accommodate and compensate for surface damages

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