Louisiana § RS 31:37 - Unit production as interruption of prescription
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 31:37 — Unit production as interruption of prescription, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 31:37. Unit production as interruption of prescription
Production from a conventional or compulsory unit embracing all or part of the tract burdened by a mineral servitude interrupts prescription, but if the unit well is on land other than that burdened by the servitude, the interruption extends only to that portion of the servitude tract included in the unit.
Acts 1974, No. 50, §37, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 31:37 ("Unit production as interruption of prescription") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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