# La. Rev. Stat. § 31:9: Correlative rights of owners of common reservoir or deposit

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## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 31:9
- **Heading:** Correlative rights of owners of common reservoir or deposit
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 31 / Section 9

## Text

Landowners and others with rights in a common reservoir or deposit of minerals have correlative rights and duties with respect to one another in the development and production of the common source of minerals.

Acts 1974, No. 50, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.

## Nearby sections

- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:1 Title and form of citation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S1.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:2 Relation to Civil Code](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S2.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:3 Freedom of contract and limitations thereon](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S3.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:4 Substances to which Code applicable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S4.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:5 Ownership of solid minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S5.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:6 Right to search for fugitive minerals; elements of ownership of land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S6.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:7 When minerals reduced to possession](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S7.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:8 Landowner's right of enjoyment for mineral extraction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S8.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:9 Correlative rights of owners of common reservoir or deposit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S9.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:10 Liability to others with interests in common reservoir or deposit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S10.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:11 Reasonable regard for concurrent uses of the land burdened by mineral rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S11.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:12 Protection of landowner's interest in minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S12.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:13 Damages for removal of solid minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S13.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:14 Drainage of fugitive minerals; exclusion of liability; exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S14.md)

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