Problematic “Drive-By” Forced Poolings in Oklahoma

First, for those of you not familiar with the phrase “drive-by pooling”, it is used in Oklahoma to describe the scenario in which an oil company applies to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for a forced-pooling without first fulfilling the requirement of making a “bona fide effort to reach an agreement” with affected mineral owners, in the form of an oil and gas lease, prior to their application.