Common use of DIRECTIONAL DRILLING Clause in Contracts

DIRECTIONAL DRILLING. This lease may be maintained in force by directional xxxxx drilled under the leased area from surface locations on adjacent or adjoining lands not covered by this lease. In such circumstances, drilling shall be considered to have been commenced on the leased area when drilling is com• menced on the adjacent or adjoining land for the purpose of directionally drilling under the leased area, and pro• duction of oil or gas from the leased area through any directional well surfaced on adjacent or adjoining land or drilling or reworking of any such directional well shall be considered production or drilling or reworking operations (as the case may be) on the leased area for all purposes of this lease. Nothing contained in this paragraph is intended or shall be construed as granting to the Lessee any leasehold interests, licenses, ease• ments, or other rights in or with respect to any such adjacent or adjoining land in addition to any such lease• hold interests, licenses, easements, or other rights which the Lessee may have lawfully acquired under the Act or from the Lessor or others.

DIRECTIONAL DRILLING. This lease may be maintained in force by directional xxxxx drilled under the leased area from surface locations on adjacent or adjoining lands not covered by this lease. In such circumstances, drilling shall be considered to have been commenced on the leased area when drilling is com• com- menced on the adjacent or adjoining land for the purpose of directionally drilling under the leased area, and pro• pro- duction of oil or gas from the leased area through any directional well surfaced on adjacent or adjoining land or drilling or reworking of any such directional well shall be considered production or drilling or reworking operations (as the case may be) on the leased area for all purposes of this lease. Nothing contained in this paragraph is intended or shall be construed as granting to the Lessee any leasehold interests, licenses, ease• ease- ments, or other rights in or with respect to any such adjacent or adjoining land in addition to any such lease• lease- hold interests, licenses, easements, or other rights which the Lessee may have lawfully acquired under the Act or from the Lessor or others.