HOW TO ACQUIRE LEASES

• § 227.2 - Applications for leases.

• § 227.3 - Leases to citizens of the United States except Government employees.

• § 227.4 - Sale of oil and gas leases.

• § 227.5 - Terms of leases, procedure for renewal and execution.

• § 227.6 - Corporations and corporate information.

• § 227.7 - Additional information from applicant.

• § 227.8 - Bonds.

• § 227.9 - Acreage limitation: Leases on noncontiguous tracts.

• § 227.10 - Minerals other than oil and gas.

• § 227.11 - Bureau of Land Management to be furnished copy of lease.

• § 227.12 - Mineral reserves in nonmineral entries.

• § 227.13 - Vested rights to be respected.

• § 227.14 - Government reserves right to purchase oil and gas.

• § 227.1 - Definitions.

RENTS AND ROYALTIES

• § 227.15 - Manner of payment.

• § 227.16 - Crediting advance annual payments.

• § 227.17 - Rates of rents and royalties.

• § 227.18 - Free use of gas by lessor.

• § 227.19 - Division orders.

OPERATIONS

• § 227.20 - Permission to start operations.

• § 227.21 - Restrictions on operations.

• § 227.22 - Diligence and prevention of waste.

• § 227.23 - Wells.

• § 227.24 - Penalties.

• § 227.25 - Inspection of premises, books and accounts.

• § 227.26 - Assignments and overriding royalties.

• § 227.27 - Stipulations.

• § 227.28 - Cancellations.

• § 227.29 - Fees.

• § 227.30 - Forms.