Art. 3664 Mineral rights asserted, protected and defended as other immovables

If you own mineral rights (like oil, gas, or other minerals under a piece of land), you can protect and defend that ownership on your own. You don't need permission from the landowner or from other people who might own mineral rights on the same property to take legal action.

This means you can go to court to assert your claim or defend it if someone challenges it, just like anyone else who owns property. You have the same legal standing as someone who owns land outright. You act independently, without needing anyone else to join your case or agree to it first.

In short, owning mineral rights gives you the same legal protections as owning land itself. You can stand up for your rights in court on your own terms.