In many countries, that's not true. Even if it attaches to you as a surface owner, it doesn't mean you can sink your own well. So what many states have done is create like essentially a corporation or a condo of landowners. It's called a unit unitization of landowners. And all of you together are going to operate o that oil field as if you were a single owner. That kind of solution is available much more broadly than just for oil.
“Mine” is one of the first words babies learn. By the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you reclining or the squished laptop user behind? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it’s okay to knock-off a recipe or a dress design? Mine! explains these puzzles and many more.