Oklahoma § 64-1081 - Lease for oil and gas development
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 64-1081 — Lease for oil and gas development, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 64-1081. Lease for oil and gas development
Any county, township, school district, city or town that now
owns or may hereafter acquire any land under control of the board of
county commissioners, board of town trustees, directors of school
districts, boards of education or the governing body of any city
acting by and through its duly constituted officers is hereby
authorized and empowered to enter, from time to time, into valid oil
and gas mining lease or leases of such land to any person, firm,
association, or corporation for oil and gas development for a
primary term not to exceed ten (10) years and as long thereafter as
oil or gas is or can be produced, and any such oil and gas lease may
provide that the lessee therein shall have the right and power to
consolidate the land covered by said lease with other adjoining land
for the purpose of joint development and operation of the entire
consolidated premises as a unit, in which event, the lessor in such
lease shall share in the royalty on oil and gas produced from said
consolidated tract in the proportion that the area of the land
covered by such lease bears to the total area of said consolidated
tract, or for the purpose of constructing permanent improvements
thereon for a term not to exceed ten (10) years. This law does not
apply to agricultural purposes.
Added by Laws 1943, p. 160, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1943.
Renumbered from § 405 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 133,
emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 64. Public Lands
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 64-1081
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 64-1081 cover?
Section 64-1081 ("Lease for oil and gas development") 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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