Whenever any land in fee, the oil and gas in, on, and under such lands, situated in the State of Arkansas, shall be owned by two (2) or more persons, firms, or corporations in joint tenancy, in common or in coparcenary, and there shall be no actual production therefrom of oil and gas, and no outstanding oil and gas lease thereon covering the entire leasehold estate, any one (1) or more of the owners of the land in fee, and of the oil and gas interest on and in such land, may have a sale and partition of the entire oil and gas leasehold interest therein and thereon, in the manner hereinafter provided.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine
Chapter 73 - Oil And Gas Leases And Lease Interests
Subchapter 4 - Partition of Oil and Gas Lease Interests
§ 15-73-401. Partition when entire leasehold is unleased and nonproducing
§ 15-73-402. Petition for partition and sale — Parties
§ 15-73-403. Service of summons
§ 15-73-406. Lease by receiver prior to sale and partition
§ 15-73-407. Procedure — Evidence authorizing lease
§ 15-73-408. Necessary parties — Effect of sale or lease
§ 15-73-409. Retrial on motion of defendant constructively summoned