Indiana § 14-38-1-11 - Permittee's lease for petroleum extraction
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§ 14-38-1-11. Permittee's lease for petroleum extraction
Sec. 11. (a) A permittee is, at any time during the life of the permit or upon the termination of the permit, entitled to a lease for the extraction of petroleum from not to exceed one (1) section, or an equivalent area, of land to be selected by the permittee.
(b) A lease under subsection (a) must be at a royalty of:
(1) not more than twelve and one-half percent (12 1/2%) of all petroleum produced and saved from the lease; or
(2) the market value of the petroleum;
at the option of the commission.
(c) A lease must provide for an annual rental, payable in advance, of from one dollar ($1) to ten dollars ($10) per acre, as the commission determines. Rentals shall be credited against future royalties.
(d) A lease must be for a primary term of ten (10) years and as long thereafter as oil in commercial quality and commercial quantity can be produced from the land embraced in the lease.
(e) The form and terms of a lease must be the same as the standard commercial petroleum lease generally in use in the territory in which the oil, gas, or other petroleum deposits are located, with the additional terms provided in this chapter and the rules of the commission. If the conditions contained in a standard commercial lease conflict with this chapter, this chapter controls.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-3-7.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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