Indiana Statutes

§ 14-38-1-12 — Other leases for petroleum extraction

Indiana·Art. 38 OTHER PETROLEUM REGULATION·Ch. 1 Petroleum Exploration on State Property
(a)A petroleum lease other than a lease provided for in section 11 of this chapter may be granted in parcels as determined by the commission.
(b)A lease granted under this section must be at a royalty of:
(1)not less than twelve and one-half percent (12 1/2%) of all petroleum produced and saved from the land covered by the lease; or
(2)the market value of the petroleum; at the option of the commission.
(c)A lease must provide for an annual rental, payable in advance, of from one dollar ($1) to ten dollars ($10) per acre, as the commission determines. Rentals shall be credited against future royalties.
(d)A lease must be for a primary term of ten (10) years.
(e)The forms and terms of a lease must be the same as the standard commercial petroleum lease generally in use in the territory

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Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.

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