Sec. 53.069. FORFEITURE OF LEASE. (a) A lease and all rights under a lease are subject to forfeiture by action of the commissioner if the lessee or his assignee, sublessee, receiver, or other agent in control of the lease:
(1) fails or refuses to pay any royalty within 30 days after it becomes due;
(2) fails or refuses to the proper authorities access to the records relating to the operations; or
(3) knowingly fails or refuses to give correct information to the proper authorities.
(b) The commissioner may declare the forfeiture when he is sufficiently informed of the facts that authorize the forfeiture. He shall write on the wrapper containing the papers relating to the lease words declaring the forfeiture and shall sign it officially. Then the lease and all rights under the lease together with payments made under it are forfeited.
(c) Notice of the forfeiture shall be mailed to the person shown by the records of the land office to be the owner of the surface and the owner of the forfeited lease at their last known addresses as shown in the land office records.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2472, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain
Subchapter C. Lease of Minerals by Surface Owner
Section 53.061. Authority to Lease Certain Minerals
Section 53.062. Lease of Minerals Separately and Together
Section 53.064. Prerequisites for Effectiveness of Lease
Section 53.065. Payments Under Lease
Section 53.066. Damages to Surface
Section 53.067. Payment Procedure
Section 53.068. Production Report and Records
Section 53.069. Forfeiture of Lease
Section 53.070. Reinstatement of Lease
Section 53.072. Effect of Certain Laws
Section 53.073. Certain Minerals and Laws Exempt From Subchapter
Section 53.074. Authority and Duties of Agent
Section 53.075. Assignment and Transfer
Section 53.076. Lease Relinquishment
Section 53.077. In Kind Royalty
Section 53.078. Penalty and Interest
Section 53.079. Contracts and Agreements