Montana Code Annotated
Title 77. State Lands
Chapter 3. Rock, Mineral, Coal, Oil, and Gas Resources

77-3-114. Restrictions on mining leases on lands already subject to coal, oil, or gas lease - 77-3-114. Restrictions on mining leases on lands already subject to...

77-3-115. Lease provisions - 77-3-115. Lease provisions. (1) A lease may contain reasonable provisions...

77-3-116. Royalty provisions - 77-3-116. Royalty provisions. In every mining lease the board shall...

77-3-117. Modification of lease provisions - 77-3-117. Modification of lease provisions. The board, by agreement with...

77-3-118. Restrictions on removal of minerals and gems during preliminary prospecting period - 77-3-118. Restrictions on removal of minerals and gems during preliminary...

77-3-119. Bonds to state - 77-3-119. Bonds to state. The board may, at the time...

77-3-120. Bonds to protect prior purchasers, lessees, or contractees - 77-3-120. Bonds to protect prior purchasers, lessees, or contractees. (1)...

77-3-121. Pooling agreements and unit plans of operation - 77-3-121. Pooling agreements and unit plans of operation. (1) The...

77-3-122. Sales, contracts for sale, and other leases subject to mining leases - 77-3-122. Sales, contracts for sale, and other leases subject to...

77-3-123. Failure of title - 77-3-123. Failure of title. In issuing mining leases, the board...

77-3-124. through 77-3-129 reserved - 77-3-124 through 77-3-129 reserved.

77-3-130. Limitation on public inspection rights - 77-3-130. Limitation on public inspection rights. The department may withhold...

77-3-131. Limitations on prospecting permits - 77-3-131. Limitations on prospecting permits. A permit shall be limited...

77-3-132. Leasing privileges of permittee - 77-3-132. Leasing privileges of permittee. (1) During the life of...

Part 2. Nonmetallic Minerals, Excluding Coal, Oil, and Gas

77-3-201. Nonmetallic mineral leases authorized - 77-3-201. Nonmetallic mineral leases authorized. When there are found upon...

77-3-202. Fee - 77-3-202. Fee. The fee for issuing the lease is the...

77-3-203. Duration of lease - 77-3-203. Duration of lease. No such lease shall be made...

77-3-204. Royalty provisions - 77-3-204. Royalty provisions. (1) All such leases shall be upon...

77-3-205. Report of lessee and payment of royalty - 77-3-205. Report of lessee and payment of royalty. (1) On...

77-3-206. Disposition of royalties, fees, and penalties - 77-3-206. Disposition of royalties, fees, and penalties. The royalties, fees,...

77-3-207. Land leased for other purposes - 77-3-207. Land leased for other purposes. Such portions of the...

77-3-208. Stone, gravel, and sand permits for public use - 77-3-208. Stone, gravel, and sand permits for public use. (1)...

77-3-209. and 77-3-210 reserved - 77-3-209 and 77-3-210 reserved.

77-3-211. Limitation on public inspection rights - 77-3-211. Limitation on public inspection rights. The department may withhold...

Part 3. Coal

77-3-301. Coal leases authorized - 77-3-301. Coal leases authorized. In response to an application or...

77-3-302. Lands subject to coal leasing - 77-3-302. Lands subject to coal leasing. The authority to lease...

77-3-303. Rules relating to coal leasing - 77-3-303. Rules relating to coal leasing. (1) The board may...

77-3-304. Protection of rights of purchasers or prior lessees - 77-3-304. Protection of rights of purchasers or prior lessees. Whenever...

77-3-305. Limitations on leasing - 77-3-305. Limitations on leasing. (1) The board may not issue...

77-3-306. Conditions on manner of mining - 77-3-306. Conditions on manner of mining. (1) Every coal lease...

77-3-307. Improvements of former lessee - 77-3-307. Improvements of former lessee. (1) When a coal mining...

77-3-308. Limitation on public inspection rights - 77-3-308. Limitation on public inspection rights. The department may withhold...

77-3-309. and 77-3-310 reserved - 77-3-309 and 77-3-310 reserved.

77-3-311. Form of lease - 77-3-311. Form of lease. The board shall prescribe the form...

77-3-312. Leasing procedures - 77-3-312. Leasing procedures. (1) (a) Prior to issuing a coal...

77-3-313. Bond requirements - 77-3-313. Bond requirements. The board may also demand a surety...

77-3-314. Duration of lease - 77-3-314. Duration of lease. (1) (a) Except as provided in...

77-3-315. Repealed - 77-3-315. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 538, L. 1981. History: En....

77-3-316. Rental and royalty terms - 77-3-316. Rental and royalty terms. (1) The compensation of the...

77-3-317. Report and payment of royalty - 77-3-317. Report and payment of royalty. (1) On or before...

77-3-318. Disposition of royalties and other receipts - 77-3-318. Disposition of royalties and other receipts. All fees, rentals,...

77-3-319. and 77-3-320 reserved - 77-3-319 and 77-3-320 reserved.

77-3-321. Repealed - 77-3-321. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 18, L. 1999. History: En....

77-3-322. Obligation to pay royalties under coal lease contract -- interest - 77-3-322. Obligation to pay royalties under coal lease contract --...

77-3-323. Audit -- notice -- action to compel payment - 77-3-323. Audit -- notice -- action to compel payment. (1)...

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...

Part 5. Underground Storage of Natural Gas

77-3-501. Lease for underground storage of natural gas authorized - 77-3-501. Lease for underground storage of natural gas authorized. (1)...

77-3-502. Rules - 77-3-502. Rules. The board shall have the power and authority...

77-3-503. Hearings on questions related to leases - 77-3-503. Hearings on questions related to leases. The board may...

77-3-504. Lessee's right to hearing - 77-3-504. Lessee's right to hearing. Any lessee, upon application, is...

77-3-505. Bond of lessees - 77-3-505. Bond of lessees. A lessee under 77-3-501 shall furnish...

77-3-506. Disposition of leased land - 77-3-506. Disposition of leased land. In every lease granted pursuant...

77-3-507. Lessee to prevent waste - 77-3-507. Lessee to prevent waste. (1) Leases issued under the...

77-3-508. Duration of lease - 77-3-508. Duration of lease. All leases issued under 77-3-501 may...

77-3-509. Disposition of funds - 77-3-509. Disposition of funds. All rentals collected for or under...

77-3-510. Cancellation and forfeiture of lease - 77-3-510. Cancellation and forfeiture of lease. All leases granted under...

77-3-511. Termination and surrender of lease - 77-3-511. Termination and surrender of lease. The lessee may at...

77-3-512. Disposition of lessee's property upon termination of lease - 77-3-512. Disposition of lessee's property upon termination of lease. Upon...

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Montana Code Annotated Title 77. State Lands Chapter 3. Rock, Mineral, Coal, Oil, and Gas Resources

Montana Code Annotated
Title 77. State Lands
Chapter 3. Rock, Mineral, Coal, Oil, and Gas Resources