Delaware Code
Chapter 61. MINERALS IN SUBMERGED LANDS
§ 6112. Royalty.

The Secretary shall specify in the notice described by § 6107 of this title and in the lease the rate of royalty paid under such lease which royalty shall not be less than 121/2 percent of gross production, or the value thereof, produced and saved from the leased lands and not used by lessee for operations thereon or for injection therein. Such royalty shall, at the Secretary's option, be paid in kind or in value, and be computed after an allowance for the actual cost of oil treatment or dehydration of not to exceed $0.05 cents per barrel or royalty oil so treated or dehydrated.

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Title 7 - Conservation

Chapter 61. MINERALS IN SUBMERGED LANDS

§ 6101. Definitions.

§ 6102. Jurisdiction to lease.

§ 6103. Surveys.

§ 6104. Permits for surveys.

§ 6105. Filing of records of drilling; confidential nature of records.

§ 6106. Unlawful disclosure of information; penalties; jurisdiction of offenses.

§ 6107. Public hearings; notice.

§ 6108. Determination of whether lease is in the public interest.

§ 6109. Maximum area.

§ 6110. Form of lease or permit.

§ 6111. Exclusive right to drill and remove minerals.

§ 6112. Royalty.

§ 6113. Lien on production.

§ 6114. Rental for leased land.

§ 6115. Bonds.

§ 6116. Cessation of production.

§ 6117. Slant and adjacent drilling.

§ 6118. Restoration of visible lands to original condition.

§ 6119. Pollution and contamination prohibited.

§ 6120. Extension of lease where permits required.

§ 6121. Commencing of operations for drilling.

§ 6122. Nonconflicting uses.

§ 6123. Assignability of lease.

§ 6124. Protection against drainage.

§ 6125. Surrender by lessee.

§ 6126. Cancellation of lease; judicial proceedings.

§ 6127. Lease shall conform to all laws, rules and regulations.

§ 6128. Notice of offer to lease; bid award; fee.

§ 6129. Execution of lease.

§ 6130. Proceeds to General Fund.

§ 6131. Discriminatory bidding requirements prohibited.

§ 6132. Retention or protection of fill.

§ 6133. Interest leaseable.

§ 6134. Joint exploration.

§ 6135. Sulphur.

§ 6136. Jurisdiction over matters affecting health and safety.

§ 6137. No permit or lease to violators of this chapter.

§ 6138. Rules, regulations, orders.

§ 6139. Federal approval.

§ 6140. Delegation of authority.

§ 6141. Existing rights.

§ 6142. Violations; enforcement; civil and criminal penalties.

§ 6143. Cease and desist order.