30 U.S.C. § 1756
Expanded royalty obligations
Any lessee is liable for royalty payments on oil or gas lost or wasted from a lease site when such loss or waste is due to negligence on the part of the operator of the lease, or due to the failure to comply with any rule or regulation, order or citation issued under this chapter or any mineral leasing law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2024 · leading case: Coosewoon v. Meridian Oil Co., 25 F.3d 920 (10th Cir. 1994).
Coosewoon v. Meridian Oil Co., 25 F.3d 920 (10th Cir. 1994). “In Count VI of their complaint, Plaintiffs alleged Meridian committed economic waste by failing to pay proper value for gas produced and sold under the lease, in violation of 30 U.S.C. § 1756 and Oklahoma Corporation Commission rules.”
State of North Dakota v. United States Dep't of Interior, The (D.N.D. 2024). “30 U.S.C. § 1756 . The Secretary of the Interior is required to “prescribe such rules and regulations as he deems reasonably necessary to carry out this Act.”
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