Okla. Stat. tit. 61, § 61-309
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Oil, gas and mineral leases upon state lands - Drilling
Official statutory text
contracts - Notice - Disposition of royalties, bonuses or rentals.
A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby
authorized and empowered to offer for sale and sell and execute and
deliver oil and gas or mineral leases upon the lands described in
Section 1 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes under the control of
said Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The Office of
Management and Enterprise Services is hereby authorized and
empowered to enter into contracts with persons or corporations for
the drilling of oil and gas wells on any such property owned by the
state. No such lease or drilling contract shall be entered into by
said Office of Management and Enterprise Services which provides for
the payment of a royalty to the State of Oklahoma of less than one-
eighth (1/8) of all of the oil, gas, or casinghead gas produced,
saved, and sold from said lands, plus cash bonus, of the royalty in
said leases. Such Office shall give notice of its intention to
offer for sale said lease or drilling contract by advertising said
fact for a period of at least twenty-one (21) days electronically on
an authorized state website and in a legal newspaper published and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works Page 74
of general circulation in the county where said lands are located.
The Office shall award such lease, leases, or drilling contracts to
the highest responsible bidder. All bidding shall be by sealed
written or electronic bids filed with said Office of Management and
Enterprise Services.
B. All royalties, bonuses, and rentals accruing to the state
from any contracts or leases executed pursuant to the provisions of
subsection A of this section and all other monies received from the
sale of any such leases, bonuses, and royalties or other contracts
made by said Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be
credited to the Maintenance of State Buildings Revolving Fund of the
State of Oklahoma.
A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby
authorized and empowered to offer for sale and sell and execute and
deliver oil and gas or mineral leases upon the lands described in
Section 1 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes under the control of
said Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The Office of
Management and Enterprise Services is hereby authorized and
empowered to enter into contracts with persons or corporations for
the drilling of oil and gas wells on any such property owned by the
state. No such lease or drilling contract shall be entered into by
said Office of Management and Enterprise Services which provides for
the payment of a royalty to the State of Oklahoma of less than one-
eighth (1/8) of all of the oil, gas, or casinghead gas produced,
saved, and sold from said lands, plus cash bonus, of the royalty in
said leases. Such Office shall give notice of its intention to
offer for sale said lease or drilling contract by advertising said
fact for a period of at least twenty-one (21) days electronically on
an authorized state website and in a legal newspaper published and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works Page 74
of general circulation in the county where said lands are located.
The Office shall award such lease, leases, or drilling contracts to
the highest responsible bidder. All bidding shall be by sealed
written or electronic bids filed with said Office of Management and
Enterprise Services.
B. All royalties, bonuses, and rentals accruing to the state
from any contracts or leases executed pursuant to the provisions of
subsection A of this section and all other monies received from the
sale of any such leases, bonuses, and royalties or other contracts
made by said Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be
credited to the Maintenance of State Buildings Revolving Fund of the
State of Oklahoma.
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