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TITLE 77
CHAPTER 3
Part 4
Montana Code Annotated 2017
TITLE 77. STATE LANDS
CHAPTER 3. ROCK, MINERAL, COAL, OIL, AND GAS RESOURCES
Part 4. Oil and Gas
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
Notice of lease sale required
77-3-412
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