Louisiana Statutes
§ 31:114 — Nature of mineral lease; creation on noncontiguous tracts; effect of unit operations
Louisiana § 31:114
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 31Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation
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La. Stat. Ann. § 31:114 (2026).
Text
§114. Nature of mineral lease; creation on noncontiguous tracts; effect of unit operations
A mineral lease is a contract by which the lessee is granted the right to explore for
and produce minerals. A single lease may be created on two or more noncontiguous tracts
of land. Operations on or production from the land burdened by the lease or land unitized
therewith sufficient to maintain the lease according to its terms will continue the lease in
force as to the entirety of the land burdened.
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Legislative History
Acts 1974, No. 50, §114, eff. Jan. 1, 1975, Acts 2023, No. 88, §1.
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