Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 259 - Oil and Gas Production
Section 259.130 - Lien for drilling expenses.

Effective - 28 Aug 1965
259.130. Lien for drilling expenses. — A person to whom another is indebted for expenses incurred in drilling and operating a well on a drilling unit required to be formed as provided for in section 259.110, may, in order to secure payment of the amount due, fix a lien upon the interest of the debtor in the production from the drilling unit or the unit area, as the case may be, by filing for record, with the recorder of deeds of the county where the property involved, or any part thereof, is located, an affidavit setting forth the amount due and the interest of the debtor in such production. The person to whom the amount is payable may, at the expense of the debtor, store all or any part of the production upon which the lien exists until the total amount due, including reasonable storage charges, is paid or the commodity is sold at foreclosure sale and delivery is made to the purchaser. The lien may be foreclosed as provided for with respect to foreclosure of a lien on chattels.
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(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 917 § 13)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development

Chapter 259 - Oil and Gas Production

Section 259.010 - Council established.

Section 259.020 - Council membership.

Section 259.030 - Council officers.

Section 259.040 - Expenses of members.

Section 259.050 - Definitions.

Section 259.052 - Oil and gas resources fund created, use of moneys.

Section 259.060 - Waste prohibited.

Section 259.070 - Powers and duties of council — rulemaking, procedure.

Section 259.080 - Permits — fee structure proposal.

Section 259.090 - Production — controls and allocations authorized.

Section 259.100 - Spacing of wells, exception, noncommercial gas wells.

Section 259.110 - Production pooling authorized.

Section 259.120 - Unit or cooperative development and operation agreements, hearings — petition, contents — findings, effect of — order, contents — unit expenses, how charged — enlarged units, how treated.

Section 259.130 - Lien for drilling expenses.

Section 259.140 - Council hearings — notice — procedure.

Section 259.150 - Questions of fact submitted to public service commission — costs.

Section 259.160 - Rehearing.

Section 259.170 - Appeal to circuit court — time for filing — procedure.

Section 259.180 - Prohibited acts — knowledge — certificate of clearance.

Section 259.190 - Contraband, seizure and sale — proceeds and bond forfeitures paid into oil and gas remedial fund, purpose.

Section 259.200 - Penalties.

Section 259.210 - Threatened violations — injunction.

Section 259.220 - Taxation of mineral rights.

Section 259.230 - Political subdivisions authorized to execute oil and gas leases on public lands — proceeds to general revenue.