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La. Rev. Stat. § 31:7 (2026)

PART 2. REDUCTION OF MINERALS TO POSSESSION

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PART 2. REDUCTION OF MINERALS TO POSSESSION

§7. When minerals reduced to possession

Minerals are reduced to possession when they are under physical control that permits delivery to another.

Acts 1974, No. 50, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Henry v. Ballard & Cordell Corp., 418 So. 2d 1334 (La. 1982).
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Henry v. Ballard & Cordell Corp., 418 So. 2d 1334 (La. 1982). “R.S. 31:7 and Comment. Only an objective current market value standard affords the landowner any real protection against inflation, fraud or collusion.”
Amoco Prod. Co. v. Thompson, 516 So. 2d 376 (La. Ct. App. 1987). “R.S. 31:7 and the official revision comment therefor.”
Sales Tax Collector, St. Charles Par. v. Westside Sand Co., 534 So. 2d 454 (La. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “LSA R.S. 31:7 provides the definition for when minerals are reduced to possession: Minerals are reduced to possession when they are under physical control that permits delivery to another.”
Frey v. Amoco Prod. Co., 708 F. Supp. 783 (E.D. La. 1989). “R.S. 31:7. Natural gas is reduced to possession at the wellhead.”
Saunders v. Howell Petroleum Corp., 499 So. 2d 471 (La. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “31:6 2 and LSA-R.S. 31:7. 3 See also Martel v. Hunt, 195 La.”
Hornsby v. Slade, 854 So. 2d 441 (La. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 5× “LSA-R.S. 31:7. The comment to section 7 provides, in part: Despite the fact that Article 5 recognizes that the owner of land also owns solid minerals, such minerals are insusceptible of ownership apart from the land, and the landowner may therefore only convey or lease the right…”
Franklin v. Regions Bank (5th Cir. 2025). · cites it 2× “13 (2020); see also Ottinger, supra, § 4-25, at 534 (citing La. Rev. Stat. § 31:7). 17 Case: 23-30860 Document: 75-1 Page: 18 Date Filed: 01/06/2025 No.”
James Self Wilma Self v. Bpx Operating Co. (La. 2024). “R.S. 31:7 provides: “Minerals are reduced to possession when they are under physical control that permits delivery to another.”
James Self Wilma Self v. Bpx Operating Co. (La. 2024). “R.S. 31:7 provides: “Minerals are reduced to possession when they are under physical control that permits delivery to another.”
Caldwell Lands, Inc. v. Cedyco Corp., 980 So. 2d 827 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “R.S. 31:7. Accordingly, Cedyco became a possessor of the minerals underlying Caldwell's property when it drilled and took physical control of them.”
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