Montana Code Annotated 2001
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TITLE 77. STATE LANDS
CHAPTER 3. ROCK, MINERAL, COAL, OIL, AND GAS RESOURCES


Part 4. Oil and Gas

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77-3-401. Oil and gas leases authorized.
77-3-402. Rules.
77-3-403. Hearings on questions related to leases.
77-3-404. Limitation on area under single lease.
77-3-405. Leased lands to be generally compact and contiguous.
77-3-406. Number of leases which one person may hold.
77-3-407. New leases on lands leased prior to February 28, 1953.
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.
77-3-410. False statements relating to oil and gas leases.
77-3-411 through 77-3-420 reserved.
77-3-421. Duration of lease.
77-3-422. Lease extension clause.
77-3-423. Annual rental.
77-3-424. Power to terminate lease in absence of commencement of drilling or payment of delay drilling penalty.
77-3-425. Dry hole clause.
77-3-426. Lessee to prevent waste.
77-3-427. Provision for offset wells -- compensatory royalties.
77-3-428. Additional development following completion of productive well.
77-3-429. Operating agreements.
77-3-430. Pooling agreements and unit operations.
77-3-431. Report of lessees.
77-3-432. Royalty.
77-3-433. Shut-in gas royalty.
77-3-434. Manner of making royalty payment.
77-3-435. Payments due to state -- audit -- notice -- action.
77-3-436. Disposition of royalties and other money.
77-3-437. Amendment of existing leases.
77-3-438. Assignments of leases.
77-3-439. Surrender of leases.
77-3-440. Forfeiture and cancellation of leases.
77-3-441. Restriction on new lease following termination of old lease.
77-3-442. Disposition of property of lessee upon termination of lease.
77-3-443. Reservation in lease for disposition of surface.
77-3-444. Limitation on overriding royalties and payments out of production.
77-3-445 through 77-3-450 reserved.
77-3-451. Limitation on public inspection rights.