2018 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 5 - Lease of Oil and Gas Deposits in or Under Railroads and Other Rights-of-Way
Sec. 304 - Provisions authorized in lease

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Citation 30 U.S.C. § 304 (2018)
Section Name §304. Provisions authorized in lease
Section Text

Any lease granted by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to this chapter may, in the discretion of said Secretary, contain a provision giving the lessee the right, with the approval of said Secretary, to shut down the operation of any well or wells the operation of which has become unprofitable, to resume operations when such resumption may result in profit, and to abandon any well or wells that cease to produce oil and/or gas in paying quantities.

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(May 21, 1930, ch. 307, §4, 46 Stat. 374.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Sec. 304 - Provisions authorized in lease
Contains section 304
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 46 Stat. 374
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