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K.S.A. § 55-1602 (2026)

Lapse and reversion, when

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55-1602. Lapse and reversion, when. An interest in coal, oil, gas or other minerals, if unused for a period of 20 years, shall lapse, unless a statement of claim is filed in accordance with K.S.A. 55-1604, and the ownership shall revert to the current surface owner.

History: L. 1983, ch. 185, § 2; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Cited in holding that mineral interest lapses and reverts if unused for 20 years and no claim filed per K.S.A. 55-1604. Scully v. Overall, 17 Kan. App. 2d 582, 585, 840 P.2d 1211 (1992).


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Cited in 2 cases, 1992–2016 · leading case: Nickelson v. Bell, 382 P.3d 471 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016).
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Nickelson v. Bell, 382 P.3d 471 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016). “K.S.A. 55-1602. That said, the owner of an unused interest may prevent the lapse by filing a claim providing “the name and address of the owner .”
Scully v. Overall, 840 P.2d 1211 (Kan. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “” K.S.A. 55-1602: “An interest in coal, oil, gas or other minerals, if unused for a period of 20 years, shall lapse, unless a statement of claim is filed in accordance with K.”
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