Environmental

Oil and gas rights in Arkansas that have been severed from the surface rights can be:

ASold or leased separately from the surface ownership✓ Correct
BOnly used by the surface owner
CAutomatically returned to the surface owner after 10 years
DOnly sold together with the surface rights

Explanation

Severed mineral rights (including oil and gas) are treated as separate property interests that can be sold, leased, inherited, or encumbered independently of the surface rights. This is common in Arkansas's oil and gas producing regions.

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