There is a newer version of the Montana Code Annotated
2005 Montana Code Annotated - Part 4 — Oil and Gas
- 77-3-401 — Oil and gas leases authorized.
- 77-3-402 — Rules.
- 77-3-403 — Hearings on questions related to leases.
- 77-3-404 — Limitation on area under single lease.
- 77-3-405 — Leased lands to be generally compact and contiguous.
- 77-3-406 — Number of leases which one person may hold.
- 77-3-407 — New leases on lands leased prior to February 28, 1953.
- 77-3-408 — Certain state officers not to be interested in leases.
- 77-3-409 — Misconduct of officers in relation to oil and gas leases.
- 77-3-410 — False statements relating to oil and gas leases.
- 77-3-411 through 77-3-420 reserved.
- 77-3-421 — Duration of lease.
- 77-3-422 — Lease extension clause.
- 77-3-423 — Annual rental.
- 77-3-424 — Power to terminate lease in absence of commencement of drilling or payment of delay drilling penalty.
- 77-3-425 — Dry hole clause.
- 77-3-426 — Lessee to prevent waste.
- 77-3-427 — Provision for offset wells - compensatory royalties.
- 77-3-428 — Additional development following completion of productive well.
- 77-3-429 — Operating agreements.
- 77-3-430 — Pooling agreements and unit operations.
- 77-3-431 — Report of lessees.
- 77-3-432 — Royalty.
- 77-3-433 — Shut-in gas royalty.
- 77-3-434 — Manner of making royalty payment.
- 77-3-435 — Payments due to state - audit - notice - action.
- 77-3-436 — Disposition of royalties and other money.
- 77-3-437 — Amendment of existing leases.
- 77-3-438 — Assignments of leases.
- 77-3-439 — Surrender of leases.
- 77-3-440 — Forfeiture and cancellation of leases.
- 77-3-441 — Restriction on new lease following termination of old lease.
- 77-3-442 — Disposition of property of lessee upon termination of lease.
- 77-3-443 — Reservation in lease for disposition of surface.
- 77-3-444 — Limitation on overriding royalties and payments out of production.
- 77-3-445 through 77-3-450 reserved.
- 77-3-451 — Limitation on public inspection rights.
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