Arkansas § 15-73-401 - Partition when entire leasehold is unleased and nonproducing.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 15-73-401 — Partition when entire leasehold is unleased and nonproducing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-73-401. Partition when entire leasehold is unleased and nonproducing.
Whenever any land in fee, the oil and gas in, on, and under such lands, situated in the State of Arkansas, shall be owned by two (2) or more persons, firms, or corporations in joint tenancy, in common or in coparcenary, and there shall be no actual production therefrom of oil and gas, and no outstanding oil and gas lease thereon covering the entire leasehold estate, any one (1) or more of the owners of the land in fee, and of the oil and gas interest on and in such land, may have a sale and partition of the entire oil and gas leasehold interest therein and thereon, in the manner hereinafter provided.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Arkansas § 15-73-401
What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 15-73-401 cover?
Section 15-73-401 ("Partition when entire leasehold is unleased and nonproducing.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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