Oklahoma § 60-72 - Trustee may make oil and gas leases and other mining
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 60-72 — Trustee may make oil and gas leases and other mining, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 60-72. Trustee may make oil and gas leases and other mining
leases.
Said trustee shall have the power and authority to make valid
oil and gas leases and other mining leases, upon said lands, for a
term not to exceed ten (10) years, and as long thereafter as oil,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property
gas or other minerals may be produced in paying quantities, said
leases to be executed and approved under the same procedure now
followed in leasing lands for oil and gas purposes in guardianships
and estates, the bonus and rentals therefrom to be paid to the life
tenant or other person entitled thereto.
Added by Laws 1939, p. 355, § 2, emerg. eff. May 10, 1939.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 60-72 ("Trustee may make oil and gas leases and other mining") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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