SECTIONS 3680-3681 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 3680-3681

3680. A person to whom another is indebted for expenses incurred in
carrying on unit operations may, in order to secure payment of the
amount due, fix a lien upon the interest of the debtor in the unit
production as and when produced from the unit area by filing for
record with the recorder of the county where the property or a
portion thereof involved is located, an affidavit setting forth all
of the following:
(a) In general terms the kind of materials, tools, equipment, or
supplies furnished or labor or services performed.
(b) A description of the land involved, the name of the debtor,
and his interest in the production from the unit area.
(c) The amount which is still due and unpaid.
(d) A statement that at least 20 days prior to the date of the
affidavit such person gave written notice to the debtor by registered
mail at his last known address, setting forth the information
required under subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of this section.
Any such affidavit shall be filed for record not later than 90
days after the delivery of the property or the completion of the
labor.

3681. The lien shall be a first lien on the production and
otherwise shall be of the same nature and subject to foreclosure in
the same manner and within the same time as mechanics' liens. In any
case where the lien claimant is in possession of the production which
is subject to the lien, the supervisor may authorize the lien
claimant to sell such production or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy such lien, provided that the supervisor shall
hold or arrange for the holding of the proceeds of such sale for
appropriate distribution upon a determination of the controversy.