Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 3. Rock, Mineral, Coal, Oil, and Gas Resources
Part 4. Oil and Gas

77-3-401. Oil and gas leases authorized - 77-3-401. Oil and gas leases authorized. (1) The board is...

77-3-402. Rules - 77-3-402. Rules. (1) The board shall have the power and...

77-3-403. Hearings on questions related to leases - 77-3-403. Hearings on questions related to leases. The board is...

77-3-404. Limitation on area under single lease - 77-3-404. Limitation on area under single lease. An oil or...

77-3-405. Leased lands to be generally compact and contiguous - 77-3-405. Leased lands to be generally compact and contiguous. (1)...

77-3-406. Number of leases which one person may hold - 77-3-406. Number of leases which one person may hold. Any...

77-3-407. New leases on lands leased prior to February 28, 1953 - 77-3-407. New leases on lands leased prior to February 28,...

77-3-408. Certain state officers not to be interested in leases - 77-3-408. Certain state officers not to be interested in leases....

77-3-409. Misconduct of officers in relation to oil and gas leases - 77-3-409. Misconduct of officers in relation to oil and gas...

77-3-410. False statements relating to oil and gas leases - 77-3-410. False statements relating to oil and gas leases. Any...

77-3-411. Notice of lease sale required - 77-3-411. Notice of lease sale required. (1) Within 15 days...

77-3-412. through 77-3-420 reserved - 77-3-412 through 77-3-420 reserved.

77-3-421. Duration of lease - 77-3-421. Duration of lease. (1) All state oil and gas...

77-3-422. Lease extension clause - 77-3-422. Lease extension clause. If oil or gas is not...

77-3-423. Annual rental - 77-3-423. Annual rental. (1) The annual money rentals to be...

77-3-424. Power to terminate lease in absence of commencement of drilling or payment of delay drilling penalty - 77-3-424. Power to terminate lease in absence of commencement of...

77-3-425. Dry hole clause - 77-3-425. Dry hole clause. If the first well drilled is...

77-3-426. Lessee to prevent waste - 77-3-426. Lessee to prevent waste. Oil and gas leases issued...

77-3-427. Provision for offset wells -- compensatory royalties - 77-3-427. Provision for offset wells -- compensatory royalties. (1) Oil...

77-3-428. Additional development following completion of productive well - 77-3-428. Additional development following completion of productive well. (1) The...

77-3-429. Operating agreements - 77-3-429. Operating agreements. Owners of state oil and gas leases...

77-3-430. Pooling agreements and unit operations - 77-3-430. (Temporary) Pooling agreements and unit operations. Nothing contained in...

77-3-431. Report of lessees - 77-3-431. Report of lessees. (1) On or before the last...

77-3-432. Royalty - 77-3-432. Royalty. In each oil and gas lease granted by...

77-3-433. Shut-in gas royalty - 77-3-433. Shut-in gas royalty. The royalty on gas, including casinghead...

77-3-434. Manner of making royalty payment - 77-3-434. Manner of making royalty payment. Such lease shall provide...

77-3-435. Payments due to state -- audit -- notice -- action - 77-3-435. Payments due to state -- audit -- notice --...

77-3-436. Disposition of royalties and other money - 77-3-436. Disposition of royalties and other money. All fees, rentals,...

77-3-437. Amendment of existing leases - 77-3-437. Amendment of existing leases. The owner or owners of...

77-3-438. Assignments of leases - 77-3-438. Assignments of leases. (1) The assignment of any oil...

77-3-439. Surrender of leases - 77-3-439. Surrender of leases. The lessee under any oil and...

77-3-440. Forfeiture and cancellation of leases - 77-3-440. Forfeiture and cancellation of leases. (1) All oil and...

77-3-441. Restriction on new lease following termination of old lease - 77-3-441. Restriction on new lease following termination of old lease....

77-3-442. Disposition of property of lessee upon termination of lease - 77-3-442. Disposition of property of lessee upon termination of lease....

77-3-443. Reservation in lease for disposition of surface - 77-3-443. Reservation in lease for disposition of surface. In every...

77-3-444. Limitation on overriding royalties and payments out of production - 77-3-444. Limitation on overriding royalties and payments out of production....

77-3-445. through 77-3-450 reserved - 77-3-445 through 77-3-450 reserved.

77-3-451. Limitation on public inspection rights - 77-3-451. Limitation on public inspection rights. The department may withhold...