THE
January 8, 2025
MINERAL LEASE SALE
NOTICE OF
PUBLICATION
OFFICE OF MINERAL RESOURCES
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE MINERAL AND ENERGY BOARD
FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
BATON ROUGE,
LOUISIANA 70821
Notice is hereby given in conformity with La. R.S. 30:126 that sealed bids will be received in the Office of Mineral Resources, LaSalle Office Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (P. O. Box 2827, Baton Rouge, LA 70821) on or before 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 for a lease to explore, drill for and produce oil, gas and any other liquid or gaseous minerals in solution and produced with oil or gas on the following described tracts (Tract Nos. 45880 through 45913, inclusive). The sealed bids shall be opened publicly on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in the LaSalle Office Building, 617 N. 3rd Street, Capitol Complex, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The descriptions for the Tract(s) nominated below were, for the purpose of acquiring a mineral lease(s) or a geophysical agreement(s), provided and corrected exclusively by the nominating party. Therefore, any mineral lease(s) or geophysical agreement(s) awarded by the Louisiana State Mineral and Energy Board (Mineral Board) from the Tract(s) listed below are without warranty of any kind, either express, implied or statutory including, but not limited to, title or the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
An error or omission in the nominating partys Tract description may require that a State mineral lease(s) or geophysical agreement(s) be modified, canceled or abrogated due to the existence of conflicting leases, operating agreements, private claims or other future obligations or conditions within the Tract(s) described. In such case, however, the Mineral Board shall not be obligated to refund any consideration paid by the Lessee prior to such modification, cancellation or abrogation including, but not limited to, bonuses, rentals and royalties.
Tract(s) available for leasing may be situated in the Louisiana Coastal Zone as defined in Act 361 of the Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature of 1978 (promulgated as LSA-R. S. 49:213) and may be subject to the guidelines and regulations promulgated by the Office of Coastal Management of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources for operations in the Coastal Zone.
Further, in accordance with Article XII, Section 10 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and notwithstanding any language herein to the contrary, any mineral rights granted by the Mineral and Energy Board to the tract(s) advertised herein are subject to the surface usage for integrated coastal protec-tion or hurricane and flood protection projects promulgated, funded and effected through the State of Louisiana, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, and the Department of Energy and Natural Resources and its divisions, whether solely or in conjunction with other state, local or federal governmental agencies or with private individuals or entities.
Bids may be for the whole or any particularly described portion of the land advertised, but no bids will be accepted that does not equal the Minimum Royalty as set forth in La. R.S. 30:127 or which are not in compliance with the provisions of Sub-part A of Chapter 2, Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, other applicable laws or the guidelines established by the Board through the Office of Mineral Resources. The Minimum Royalty is not to be construed as an amount acceptable to the Mineral Board, it being the policy of the Mineral Board to reject any bid which does not reflect tract potential. The Board considers bonus, royalty percentage, and also compares royalty granted to landowners in the area.
Multiple portion bids on the same tract may be accepted by the Mineral Board, even though they overlap. In the case of overlapping portion bids on the same tract, each of which is otherwise acceptable to the State, the Mineral Board has the sole discretion, to determine which one of the multiple bids on the same tract is most advantageous and in the best interest of the State. The Mineral Board may base it decision on factors such as but not limited to the royalty, per acre cash payment, bonus, any additional consideration. The selected bid, (referred to as Bid A), will be given priority in having a lease issued. The Mineral Board will also indicate the acceptability of other portion bids on the same tract, if any, in the order of their acceptance (referred to respectively as Bid B, Bid C, etc.). Once the plat of Bid A s portion has been rendered as accurately as possible, Bid B will be contacted and given an option to take a lease on the remaining portion of his portion bid acreage not overlapping Bid A s bid portion, at Bid B s per acre bid price (both as to bonus and rental); and thereafter, each successive bidder whose bid is otherwise acceptable will be given the option to take a lease on whatever portion remains of his portion bid acreage at his respective per acre bid price, less and except any prior portion bid acreage on which the successful bidder has opted to take a lease.
The Mineral and Energy Board does not obligate itself to accept any bid, and that acceptance is at the sole discretion of the Mineral Board which reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to grant a lease on any portion of the tract advertised and to withdraw the remainder of the tract.
Additional requirements to be included in all sealed bids submitted to the Office of Mineral Resources and additional tract information associated with each tract advertised can be found at the Office of Mineral Resources website titled Notice of Publication located at:
http://www.dnr.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/1300.
It is the bidders responsibility to properly complete the bid package pursu-ant to the requirements stated in both the public notice and the Notice of Publication.
The rights to geothermal resources, free sulphur, potash, lignite, salt and other solid minerals are to be excluded from any oil or gas mineral lease and any bid purporting to include those rights will be disregarded as to the extent of those rights only.
If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to attend or participate in a meeting, please notify the Office of Mineral Resources at P.O. Box 2827, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2827 or 225-342-4615 at least two (2) working days before the meeting date.
INLAND TRACTS (Tract Nos. 45892 through 45902 inclusive, herein cannot specify a lease primary term exceeding three (3) years).
TRACT 45893 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana
All of the lands now or formerly constituting the beds and bottoms of all water bodies of every nature and description as to which title is vested in the State of Louisiana, together with all islands arising therein and other lands formed by accretion or by reliction, where allowed by law, excepting tax adjudicated lands, and not presently under mineral lease on January 8, 2025, situated in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point having Coordinates of X = 1,680,694.86 and Y = 117,682.41; thence West 18,479.96 feet to a point having Coordinates of X = 1,662,214.90 and Y = 117,682.41; thence North 10,256.18 feet to a point having Coordinates of X = 1,662,214.90 and Y = 127,938.59; thence East 18,479.96 feet to a point having Coordinates of X = 1,680,694.86 and Y = 127,938.59; thence South 10,256.18 feet to the point of beginning, containing approximately 148 acres, LESS AND EXCEPT that portion thereof, if any, located West of the boundary line between the States of Texas and Louisiana as determined by the report of the Special Master and adjudicated by the Supreme Court of the United States in litigation styled Texas v. Louisiana, et al No. 36 Original, or as otherwise approved by said court, all as more particularly outlined on a plat on file in the Office of Mineral Resources, Department of Energy and Natural Resources. All bearings, distances and coordinates are based on Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, (North or South Zone), where applicable.
TRACT 45894 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana
All of the lands now or formerly constituting the beds and bottoms of all water bodies of every nature and description as to which title is vested in the State of Louisiana, together with all islands arising therein and other lands formed by accretion or by reliction, where allowed by law, excepting tax adjudicated lands, and not presently under mineral lease on January 8, 2025, situated in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point having Coordinates of X = 1,680,694.86 and Y = 117,682.41; thence South 10,917.74 feet to a point having Coordinates of X = 1,680,694.86 and Y = 106,764.67; thence West 18,479.96 feet to a point having Coordinates of X = 1,662,214.90 and Y = 106,764.67; thence North 10,917.74 feet to a point having Coordinates of X = 1,662,214.90 and Y = 117,682.41; thence East 18,479.96 feet to the point of beginning, (This tract includes only waterbottoms claimed and owned by the state and specifically excludes any land which the state or Wildlife and Fisheries may claim or own and to which the mineral rights are vested in them), containing approximately 115 acres, LESS AND EXCEPT that portion thereof, if any, located West of the boundary line between the States of Texas and Louisiana as deter-mined by the report of the Special Master and adjudicated by the Supreme Court of the United States in litigation styled Texas v. Louisiana, et al No. 36 Original, or as otherwise approved by said court, all as more particularly outlined on a plat on file in the Office of Mineral Resources, Department of Energy and Natural Resources. All bearings, distances and coordinates are based on Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, (North or South Zone), where applicable.
TRACT 45895 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana
All of the lands now or formerly constituting the beds and bottoms of all water bodies of every nature and description as to which title is vested in the State of Louisiana, together with all islands arising therein and other lands formed by accretion or by reliction, where allowed by law, excepting tax adjudicated lands, and not presently under mineral lease on January 8, 2025, situated in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point having Coordinates of X = 1,680,694.86 and Y = 106,764.67; thence South 8,064.94 feet to a point having Coordinates of X = 1,680,694.86 and Y = 98,699.73, also being on the Northern boundary of State Lease No. 20292, as amended; thence North 89 degrees 24 minutes 16 sec-onds West 2,895.59 feet along the Northern boundary of said State Lease No. 20292, as amended, to a point being its Northwest corner having Coordinates of X = 1,677,799.43 and Y = 98,729.83; thence South 89 degrees 53 minutes 22 seconds West 15,584.56 feet to a point having Coordinates of X = 1,662,214.90 and Y = 98,699.75; thence North 8,064.93 feet to a point having Coordinates of X = 1,662,214.90 and Y = 106,764.67; thence East 18,479.96 feet to the point of beginning, containing approximately 45 acres, LESS AND EXCEPT that portion thereof, if any, located West of the boundary line between the States of Texas and Louisiana as determined by the report of the Special Master and adjudicated by the Supreme Court of the United States in litigation styled Texas v. Louisiana, et al No. 36 Original, or as otherwise approved by said court, all as more particularly outlined on a plat on file in the Office of Mineral Resources, Department of Energy and Natural Resources. All bearings, distances and coordinates are based on Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, (North or South Zone), where applicable.
TAX ADJUDICATED LANDS TRACTS (Tract Nos. 45906 through 45913 inclusive, here-in).
TRACT 45906 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana
All of the mineral rights only under land adjudicated to and acquired by the State of Louisiana in and through a proper tax sale, and subsequently alienated by the State which retained the mineral rights thereto, and which is not under valid mineral lease from the State of Louisiana on January 8, 2025, situated in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and being more fully described as fol-lows: The East half (E/2) of the Northeast quarter (NE/4) of the Southwest quarter (SW/4) of Section 19, Township 1 South, Range 11 West, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, being the same land adjudicated to the State of Louisiana for un-paid taxes for the year 1932, in the nme of Copeland Chev. Co. Subsequently, the State of Louisiana granted Patent No. 14234, dated May 13, 1946 to W.M. Craft, containing approximately 20 acres.
TRACT 45907 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana
All of the mineral rights only under land adjudicated to and acquired by the State of Louisiana in and through a proper tax sale, and subsequently alienated by the State which retained the mineral rights thereto, and which is not under valid mineral lease from the State of Louisiana on January 8, 2025, situated in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and being more fully described as fol-lows: The East half (E/2) of the Northeast quarter (NE/4) of the Northeast quarter (NE/4) of Section 6, Township 1 South, Range 11 West, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, being the same land adjudicated to the State of Louisiana for un-paid taxes for the year 1930, in the name of A.L. Burleson Estate. Subsequently, the State of Louisiana granted Patent No. 13675, dated November 6, 1944 to Mark Jarrell, containing approximately 20 acres.
TRACT 45908 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana
All of the mineral rights only under land adjudicated to and acquired by the State of Louisiana in and through a proper tax sale, and subsequently alienated by the State which retained the mineral rights thereto, and which is not under valid mineral lease from the State of Louisiana on January 8, 2025, situated in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and being more fully described as fol-lows: The Southeast quarter (SE/4) of the Northeast quarter (NE/4), and the Northeast quarter (NE/4) of the Southeast quarter (SE/4) of Section 7, Town-ship 1 South, Range 11 West, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, being the same land adjudicated to the State of Louisiana for unpaid taxes for the year 1930, in the name of A.L. Burleson Estate. Subsequently, the State of Louisiana grant-ed Patent No. 13570, dated July 5, 1944 to Lamar Evans, containing approxi-mately 80 acres.
TRACT 45909 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana
All of the mineral rights only under land adjudicated to and acquired by the State of Louisiana in and through a proper tax sale, and subsequently alienated by the State which retained the mineral rights thereto, and which is not under valid mineral lease from the State of Louisiana on January 8, 2025, situated in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and being more fully described as follows: The West quarter (W/4) of the Southeast quarter (SE/4) of the Northwest quarter (NW/4) of Section 9, Township 1 South, Range 11 West, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, being the same land adjudicated to the State of Louisiana for unpaid taxes for the year 1931, in the name of Elmer Evans. Subsequently, the State of Louisiana granted Patent No. 14350, dated August 2, 1946 to Elmer Evans, containing approximately 10 acres.
TRACT 45910 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana
All of the mineral rights only under land adjudicated to and acquired by the State of Louisiana in and through a proper tax sale, and subsequently alienated by the State which retained the mineral rights thereto, and which is not under valid mineral lease from the State of Louisiana on January 8, 2025, situated in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and being more fully described as fol-lows: The Northwest quarter (NW/4) of the Northwest quarter (NW/4) of Section 13, Township 1 South, Range 12 West, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, being the same land adjudicated to the State of Louisiana for unpaid taxes for the year 1931, in the name of Mrs. J.E. Welch. Subsequently, the State of Louisiana granted Patent No. 15605, dated September 6, 1949 to L.N. Welch, containing approximately 40 acres.
TRACT 45911 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana
All of the mineral rights only under land adjudicated to and acquired by the State of Louisiana in and through a proper tax sale, and subsequently alienated by the State which retained the mineral rights thereto, and which is not under valid mineral lease from the State of Louisiana on January 8, 2025, situated in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and being more fully described as follows: Begin at the Southeast corner of the Southwest quarter (SW/4), Section 10, Township 1 South, Range 11 West, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and run North 200 yards, West 290 yards, South 200 yards and East 290 yards to the point of beginning, being the same land adjudicated to the State of Louisiana for unpaid taxes for the year 1932, in the name of J.W. Jarrell. Subsequently, the State of Louisiana granted Patent No. 19025, dated August 26, 1959 to Mrs. Tabitha Jarrell Davis, containing approximately 12 acres.
TRACT 45912 - Vernon Parish, Louisiana
All of the mineral rights only under land adjudicated to and acquired by the State of Louisiana in and through a proper tax sale, and subsequently alienated by the State which retained the mineral rights thereto, and which is not under valid mineral lease from the State of Louisiana on January 8, 2025, situated in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and being more fully described as fol-lows: The Southwest quarter (SW/4) of the Northwest quarter (NW/4) of Section 29, Township 1 South, Range 11 West, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, being the same land adjudicated to the State of Louisiana for unpaid taxes for the year 1923, in the name of M.E. Stark. Subsequently, the State of Louisiana granted Patent No. 13614, dated September 2, 1944 to Norris B. Craft, containing approximately 40 acres.
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