Talk:Rule of capture

I wanted to write a wikipedia article just to see what's involved. The whole of oil and gas law goes almost entirely unmentioned in wikipedia, so expansion is encouraged. I especially invite those from jurisdictions outside the US to add their jurisdictions' related policy, if any exist. LawHog 18:51, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I realize that the rule of capture applies to water law, and I invite any knowledgeable person to expand upon such. If no person does so, I intend to amend the article to reflect water law issues soon. LawHog 07:35, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also suggest that this admittedly esoteric topic be included in a larger wikipedia "US oil and gas law" wikipedia meta-entry. Oil and gas law is distinct from general property law in many ways, and deserves its own section. LawHog 07:49, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What about the rule of capture regarding animals? A hunter must either trap or mortally wound a wild animal in order to acquire title to it. Itsmeiam 11:58, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A helpful person amended the article (which I originally wrote) to add an English case that explained the Rule of capture in one of its earliest applications. However, the commentary was poorly written, confusing, and, in my opinion, did not shed any light on the Rule, so I deleted it. I did, however, retain the citation in the article.LawHog2 (talk) 04:33, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]