STATE STATUTES & CODES

NEW MEXICO STATUTES AND CODES

Article 10 - Lease of Oil and Gas Lands, 19-10-1 through 19-10-70.

• Section 19-10-1 - Issuance of leases authorized; lands subject; carbon dioxide leases exempted.
• Section 19-10-2 - Definitions.
• Section 19-10-3 - Classification of state lands for oil and gas leasing.
• Section 19-10-4 - Authorization to lease; lease provisions.
• Section 19-10-4.1 - Exploratory form of lease; nonrestricted; regular restricted or premium restricted lands.
• Section 19-10-4.2 - Discovery form of lease; regular restricted or premium restricted lands.
• Section 19-10-4.3 - Development form of lease; premium restricted land.
• Section 19-10-5 - Existing leases; stipulation.
• Section 19-10-5.1 - Amendment of lease to lower royalty rate for oil wells under certain conditions.
• Section 19-10-6 - Shut-in oil wells; conditions.
• Section 19-10-7 - Exploratory form of lease; different term of years.
• Section 19-10-8 - Extension of terms of leases.
• Section 19-10-9 - Existing leases; stipulation to bring helium gas within terms.
• Section 19-10-10 - Repealed.
• Section 19-10-11 - Statement with royalty payment; inspection of books; state's lien for unpaid royalty; log; specimen of drill cuttings.
• Section 19-10-12 - New lease or extension where no discovery made; preference right; conditions.
• Section 19-10-13 - Assignment of leases; procedure; effect.
• Section 19-10-14 - Application for lease; form; deposit; appraisement.
• Section 19-10-15 - Rental; limits; first year;  rental districts; alteration; maximum size of lease; rent where lease crosses district line.
• Section 19-10-16 - Restricted districts; method of leasing; added area; notice; rental.
• Section 19-10-17 - Public sale of restricted district leases; time; regulations; notice; minimum bonus;  sealed bids or public auction authorized; site of sale; publication of notice; rejection o
• Section 19-10-18 - No bids made; subsequent lease.
• Section 19-10-19 - Withholding lands from lease authorized.
• Section 19-10-20 - Cancellation of lease for nonpayment or nonperformance of requirements by lessee; notice.
• Section 19-10-21 - Rules and regulations; amendment; rescission; effective date.
• Section 19-10-22 - Validation of existing leases; contest of claims; relinquishment for conversion; terms of  new lease; fees.
• Section 19-10-23 - Appeal of commissioner's decision.
• Section 19-10-24 - Contesting claims; jurisdiction of district court; appeal and error.
• Section 19-10-25 - Proof of commissioner's records.
• Section 19-10-26 - Lands sold with reservation of minerals; lease; bond to protect purchaser;  waiver.
• Section 19-10-27 - Lands sold on deferred payments with reservation of minerals or classified as mineral lands prior to full  payment or issuance of patent; limited patent.
• Section 19-10-28 - Lessee to purchase prior improvements on lands; proof of payment.
• Section 19-10-29 - Removal of certain improvements on cancellation or forfeiture of lease.
• Section 19-10-30 - Rules and regulations authorized.
• Section 19-10-31 - Filing and recording of leases, other instruments and assignments with commissioner; constructive notice; recording in county waived.
• Section 19-10-32 - Acknowledgments required; commissioner excepted.
• Section 19-10-33 - Contracts relating to oil and gas rights; filing for record in land office.
• Section 19-10-34 - System of records; indexing; public inspection.
• Section 19-10-35 - Tract book system for oil and gas lands.
• Section 19-10-36 - Rules and regulations; protection of instruments and records.
• Section 19-10-37 - Filing and recording fees; disposition; expenses payable from maintenance fund.
• Section 19-10-38 - Repeal and saving clause.
• Section 19-10-39 - Litigation involving lessee's oil and gas rights on land sold with reservation of oil and gas; suspense account for royalty payments.
• Section 19-10-40 - Litigants to show right to have royalties placed in suspense fund; determination of amount.
• Section 19-10-41 - Remitting moneys for oil and gas  royalty suspense fund; investment of fund; disposition of investment income.
• Section 19-10-42 - Distribution of suspense funds after litigation is completed.
• Section 19-10-43 - Suit by state to determine rights.
• Section 19-10-44 - Intervention in pending litigation by attorney general.
• Section 19-10-45 - Cooperative agreements for  development or operation of oil and gas pools between lessees and others.
• Section 19-10-46 - Cooperative agreements;  requisites for approval.
• Section 19-10-47 - Amendment of leases to conform with cooperative agreements.
• Section 19-10-48 - Effect of provisions on powers of oil conservation commission and commissioner of  public lands.
• Section 19-10-49 - Validating act.
• Section 19-10-50 - Oil, gas and mineral leases on  state park lands.
• Section 19-10-51 - Terms and  conditions of leases on state park lands; disposition of rentals and royalties.
• Section 19-10-52 - Drainage of state lands by oil or gas wells required to be offset; agreement to compensate state.
• Section 19-10-53 - State participation in pooling and communitization agreements authorized.
• Section 19-10-54 - Existing pooling and communitization agreements confirmed and validated; segregation of leases in accordance  with prior agreement.
• Section 19-10-55 - Validation of oil and gas leases.
• Section 19-10-56 - Reports and remittance of state royalty; rules and regulations prescribed by commissioner.
• Section 19-10-57 - Rules; regulations;  notice; hearing.
• Section 19-10-58 - Rules; regulations; record; filing with supreme court librarian.
• Section 19-10-59 - Reporting and rendition forms to be adopted by rule or regulation.
• Section 19-10-60 - Repealed.
• Section 19-10-61 - Sale or exchange of royalty gas taken in kind.
• Section 19-10-62 - Repealed.
• Section 19-10-63 - Validation of oil and gas leases; 1967 act.
• Section 19-10-64 - [Royalties paid in oil; sale of;] purpose of act.
• Section 19-10-65 - Definitions.
• Section 19-10-66 - Payment of royalties of the state in oil on demand.
• Section 19-10-67 - Sale  of state oil royalties; preference; authority of commissioner.
• Section 19-10-68 - Application for preference in sale of royalty oil; requirements.
• Section 19-10-69 - Grant of preference based upon application.
• Section 19-10-70 - Advertising for bids; priority of bidders; award of oil.

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