Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease; New Mexico

Resumen

Under the provision of Public Law 97-451; a petition for reinstatement of Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 13277, Lea County, New Mexico, was timely filed and was accompanied by all required rentals and royalties accruing from March 1, 1995, the date of termination. No valid lease has been issued affecting the land. The lessees have agreed to new lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $15.00 per acre, or fraction thereof, and 20\2/3\ percent, respectively. Payment of a $500.00 administration fee has been made. Having met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set in Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e)), the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate the lease effective March 1, 1995, subject to the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above, and the reimbursement for cost of publication of this Notice.