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Section 19-10-1 - [Issuance of leases authorized; lands subject; carbon dioxide leases exempted.] - The commissioner of public lands hereinafter referred to as the...
Section 19-10-2 - Definitions. - The words "natural gas," as used in Sections 19-10-1 through...
Section 19-10-3 - Classification of state lands for oil and gas leasing. - A. For the purpose of issuing oil and gas leases...
Section 19-10-4 - Authorization to lease; lease provisions. - In issuing oil and gas leases, the commissioner shall: A....
Section 19-10-4.1 - Exploratory form of lease; nonrestricted; regular restricted or premium restricted lands. - The following form is designated as the "Exploratory Form". It...
Section 19-10-4.2 - Discovery form of lease; regular restricted or premium restricted lands. - The following form is designated as the "Discovery Form". It...
Section 19-10-4.3 - Development form of lease; premium restricted land. - The following form is designed as the "Development Form." It...
Section 19-10-5 - Existing leases; stipulation. - A. The owners of any oil and gas lease issued...
Section 19-10-5.1 - Amendment of lease to lower royalty rate for oil wells under certain conditions. - A. The record owner of an oil and gas lease...
Section 19-10-6 - Shut-in oil wells; conditions. - A. If, after notice and public hearing, the commissioner finds...
Section 19-10-7 - Exploratory form of lease; different term of years. - A. When issuing an oil and gas lease on the...
Section 19-10-8 - [Extension of terms of leases.] - In all cases where public lands under the jurisdiction of...
Section 19-10-9 - [Existing leases; stipulation to bring helium gas within terms.] - Any owner of an oil and gas lease heretofore issued...
Section 19-10-10 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 195, § 9, repealed 19-10-10...
Section 19-10-11 - [Statement with royalty payment; inspection of books; state's lien for unpaid royalty; log; specimen of drill cuttings.] - The lessee shall be required to submit to the commissioner...
Section 19-10-12 - [New lease or extension where no discovery made; preference right; conditions.] - The legal owners of all leases issued by the commissioner...
Section 19-10-13 - [Assignment of leases; procedure; effect.] - All leases issued under the provisions of this act [19-10-1,...
Section 19-10-14 - [Application for lease; form; deposit; appraisement.] - Applications for the issuance of any lease authorized by this...
Section 19-10-15 - [Rental; limits; first year; rental districts; alteration; maximum size of lease; rent where lease crosses district line.] - All leases issued by the commissioner of public lands shall...
Section 19-10-16 - [Restricted districts; method of leasing; added area; notice; rental.] - There is hereby created a restricted district comprising townships 3...
Section 19-10-17 - Public sale of restricted district leases; time; regulations; notice; minimum bonus; sealed bids or public auction authorized; site of sale; publication of notice; rejection of bids; completion of transaction. - A. The commissioner shall hold a public sale of oil...
Section 19-10-18 - No bids made; subsequent lease. - A. If no bid is received for any lease offered...
Section 19-10-19 - [Withholding lands from lease authorized.] - Nothing contained in this act [19-10-1, 19-10-12 to 19-10-25 NMSA...
Section 19-10-20 - [Cancellation of lease for nonpayment or nonperformance of requirements by lessee; notice.] - The commissioner is hereby authorized to cancel any lease issued...
Section 19-10-21 - [Rules and regulations; amendment; rescission; effective date.] - The commissioner is hereby authorized and required to prescribe and...
Section 19-10-22 - [Validation of existing leases; contest of claims; relinquishment for conversion; terms of new lease; fees.] - All oil and gas leases issued by the commissioner of...
Section 19-10-23 - Appeal of commissioner's decision. - A person or corporation aggrieved by a ruling or decision...
Section 19-10-24 - [Contesting claims; jurisdiction of district court; appeal and error.] - The district court of the county in which the lands...
Section 19-10-25 - [Proof of commissioner's records.] - In the proceedings above described in Sections 16 and 17...
Section 19-10-26 - [Lands sold with reservation of minerals; lease; bond to protect purchaser; waiver.] - State lands sold heretofore, or which may be sold hereafter...
Section 19-10-27 - [Lands sold on deferred payments with reservation of minerals or classified as mineral lands prior to full payment or issuance of patent; limited patent.] - Where state lands have been sold heretofore, or may be...
Section 19-10-28 - [Lessee to purchase prior improvements on lands; proof of payment.] - If mineral lands upon which improvements have been made shall...
Section 19-10-29 - [Removal of certain improvements on cancellation or forfeiture of lease.] - In the event of the cancellation or forfeiture of any...
Section 19-10-30 - [Rules and regulations authorized.] - The commissioner of public lands shall be, and he hereby...
Section 19-10-31 - [Filing and recording of leases, other instruments and assignments with commissioner; constructive notice; recording in county waived.] - All leases and other instruments executed or issued by the...
Section 19-10-32 - [Acknowledgments required; commissioner excepted.] - All such instruments shall be acknowledged by the parties thereto...
Section 19-10-33 - [Contracts relating to oil and gas rights; filing for record in land office.] - Contracts between persons or corporations owning or holding oil and...
Section 19-10-34 - [System of records; indexing; public inspection.] - The commissioner is authorized and directed to provide and install...
Section 19-10-35 - [Tract book system for oil and gas lands.] - The commissioner shall also install in his office as soon...
Section 19-10-36 - [Rules and regulations; protection of instruments and records.] - The commissioner is authorized to make, publish and enforce all...
Section 19-10-37 - [Filing and recording fees; disposition; expenses payable from maintenance fund.] - The commissioner shall prescribe adequate, reasonable and uniform fees to...
Section 19-10-38 - [Repeal and saving clause.] - All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are...
Section 19-10-39 - [Litigation involving lessee's oil and gas rights on land sold with reservation of oil and gas; suspense account for royalty payments.] - In any case where litigation has been instituted in the...
Section 19-10-40 - [Litigants to show right to have royalties placed in suspense fund; determination of amount.] - The commissioner of public lands shall require the lessee or...
Section 19-10-41 - [Remitting moneys for oil and gas royalty suspense fund; investment of fund; disposition of investment income.] - The commissioner of public lands is directed to remit all...
Section 19-10-42 - [Distribution of suspense funds after litigation is completed.] - When the questions involved in the litigation referred to in...
Section 19-10-43 - [Suit by state to determine rights.] - If the commissioner of public lands shall not be satisfied...
Section 19-10-44 - [Intervention in pending litigation by attorney general.] - In event the attorney general of the state of New...
Section 19-10-45 - Cooperative agreements for development or operation of oil and gas pools between lessees and others. - For the purpose of more properly conserving the oil and...
Section 19-10-46 - [Cooperative agreements; requisites for approval.] - No such agreement shall be consented to or approved by...
Section 19-10-47 - [Amendment of leases to conform with cooperative agreements.] - When any such agreement has been approved by the commissioner,...
Section 19-10-48 - [Effect of provisions on powers of oil conservation commission and commissioner of public lands.] - Nothing herein [19-10-45 to 19-10-48 NMSA 1978] contained shall be...
Section 19-10-49 - [Validating act.] - That all oil and gas leases issued by the commissioner...
Section 19-10-50 - Oil, gas and mineral leases on state park lands. - The state park and recreation director has the right to...
Section 19-10-51 - Terms and conditions of leases on state park lands; disposition of rentals and royalties. - The commissioner of public lands has the right to lease...
Section 19-10-52 - [Drainage of state lands by oil or gas wells required to be offset; agreement to compensate state.] - In any case where it appears to the commissioner of...
Section 19-10-53 - [State participation in pooling and communitization agreements authorized.] - In the interest of conservation of oil and gas and...
Section 19-10-54 - [Existing pooling and communitization agreements confirmed and validated; segregation of leases in accordance with prior agreement.] - In all cases where the commissioner of public lands has...
Section 19-10-55 - [Validation of oil and gas leases.] - All oil and gas leases issued by the commissioner of...
Section 19-10-56 - Reports and remittance of state royalty; rules and regulations prescribed by commissioner. - Any person obligated to pay royalties pursuant to a producing...
Section 19-10-57 - Rules; regulations; notice; hearing. - Before any rule or regulation concerning reporting and remittance of...
Section 19-10-58 - Rules; regulations; record; filing with supreme court librarian. - All rules and regulations concerning reporting and remittance of oil...
Section 19-10-59 - Reporting and rendition forms to be adopted by rule or regulation. - All reporting and royalty rendition forms required by the commissioner...
Section 19-10-60 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1994, ch. 102, § 3 repealed 19-10-60...
Section 19-10-61 - [Sale or exchange of royalty gas taken in kind.] - The commissioner of public lands shall have the authority to...
Section 19-10-62 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1994, ch. 102, § 3 repealed 19-10-62...
Section 19-10-63 - [Validation of oil and gas leases; 1967 act.] - All oil and gas leases issued by the commissioner of...
Section 19-10-64 - [Royalties paid in oil; sale of;] purpose of act. - The purpose of this act [19-10-64 to 19-10-70 NMSA 1978]...
Section 19-10-65 - Definitions. - As used in Sections 19-10-64 through 19-10-70 NMSA 1978: A....
Section 19-10-66 - Payment of royalties of the state in oil on demand. - All royalties accruing to the state under any oil or...
Section 19-10-67 - Sale of state oil royalties; preference; authority of commissioner. - A. Upon granting any oil or gas lease upon public...
Section 19-10-68 - Application for preference in sale of royalty oil; requirements. - A petroleum refinery within the state unable to purchase in...
Section 19-10-69 - Grant of preference based upon application. - The oil conservation commission shall examine each application from petroleum...
Section 19-10-70 - Advertising for bids; priority of bidders; award of oil. - A. Where the commissioner of public lands elects to offer...