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Section
77-3-401

Oil and gas leases authorized

Section
77-3-402

Rules

Section
77-3-403

Hearings on questions related to leases

Section
77-3-404

Limitation on area under single lease

Section
77-3-405

Leased lands to be generally compact and contiguous

Section
77-3-406

Number of leases which one person may hold

Section
77-3-407

New leases on lands leased prior to February 28, 1953

Section
77-3-408

Certain state officers not to be interested in leases

Section
77-3-409

Misconduct of officers in relation to oil and gas leases

Section
77-3-410

False statements relating to oil and gas leases

Section
77-3-411

Notice of lease sale required

Section
77-3-412. through 77-3-420

reserved

Section
77-3-421

Duration of lease

Section
77-3-422

Lease extension clause

Section
77-3-423

Annual rental

Section
77-3-424

Power to terminate lease in absence of commencement of drilling or payment of delay drilling penalty

Section
77-3-425

Dry hole clause

Section
77-3-426

Lessee to prevent waste

Section
77-3-427

Provision for offset wells -- compensatory royalties

Section
77-3-428

Additional development following completion of productive well

Section
77-3-429

Operating agreements

Section
77-3-430

Pooling agreements and unit operations

Section
77-3-431

Report of lessees

Section
77-3-432

Royalty

Section
77-3-433

Shut-in gas royalty

Section
77-3-434

Manner of making royalty payment

Section
77-3-435

Payments due to state -- audit -- notice -- action

Section
77-3-436

Disposition of royalties and other money

Section
77-3-437

Amendment of existing leases

Section
77-3-438

Assignments of leases

Section
77-3-439

Surrender of leases

Section
77-3-440

Forfeiture and cancellation of leases

Section
77-3-441

Restriction on new lease following termination of old lease

Section
77-3-442

Disposition of property of lessee upon termination of lease

Section
77-3-443

Reservation in lease for disposition of surface

Section
77-3-444

Limitation on overriding royalties and payments out of production

Section
77-3-445. through 77-3-450

reserved

Section
77-3-451

Limitation on public inspection rights