Not really any history brought forward in article concerning this pipeline.
It is hard to believe anyone would construct one without a detailed title assessment to satisfy its owner meets its row rights.
there is more to this than meets the eye.
It sounds like there may have been a deal cut with the tribe (or some key members) that left the landowners out, and the case from the landowners has been bounced from Tribal to White Man's courts for years.
Similar stuff happens when probate is settled in tribal court and Operators refuse to pay the heirs royalties because the probate wasn't recorded in a Circuit or district or county courthouse.