How-To Guide
This Web site is designed to assist individual consumers, businesses and industry who work with DENR and the Office of Mineral Resources.
Special Notice Regarding Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Operating Agreements
The State Mineral and Energy Board approved the final public draft of the Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Operating Agreement Procurement Guidelines on May 14, 2025. This is the process for submitting and evaluating proposals for carbon dioxide sequestration operating agreements on state-owned lands and water bottoms. The final draft can be found here.
MORE INFORMATION REGARDING CARBON CAPTURE SEQUESTRATION AND WIND ENERGY AGREEMENTS
FORCE MAJEURE - May 1, 2025
Download: Force Majeure Memorandum - May 1, 2025
Download: Force Majeure Affidavit - May 1, 2025
How to Report Force Majeure Online
MAY 1, 2025 For Informational Purposes -- No Action Is Required At This Time
Memorandum Regarding Force Majeure To State Lease Operators
The Office of Mineral Resources (OMR) wishes to remind our lessees that the 2025 Hurricane Season begins June 1st. Please take a moment to review the State Mineral and Energy Board’s (Board) Force Majeure Policy and OMR’s “How-To” guide for reporting force majeure events, which are both accessible on the Department of Energy and Natural Resources website. Please note:
- The Board requires lessees to report force majeure conditions that result in the shutting-in of state leases.
- The Board requires lessees to report force majeure condition in a timely manner, which is before the lease would normally expire under its own terms.
- Lessees must maintain state leases under their operative payment provisions (i.e., rental, shut-in, deferred development, etc.) when possible. Force majeure status is available only when triggered by the circumstances delineated in the lease and/or the Board’s Policy.
- All new requests for force majeure recognition should be submitted using the online force majeure reporting system. Lessees who are unable to connect to the reporting system should complete the Excel spreadsheet and forward it to the Office of Mineral Resources by e-mail.
- Upon receipt of a report, the OMR staff will request additional information and/or provide instruction.
- All state leases that do not include force majeure language may need to be amended to include the current force majeure language.
Finally, we encourage all lessees to review and update their hurricane preparedness and emergency evacuation plans and verify emergency contact information of employees, support services, and government representatives.
If you have any questions concerning force majeure, please do not hesitate to contact Jason Talbot directly at (225) 342-4621 or by email at Jason.Talbot@la.gov.
Andrew B. Young
Assistant Secretary
Office of Mineral Resources
Department of Energy and Natural Resources
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Minerals
How to...
- Nominate a Tract for State or State Agency Mineral Lease
- Bid on a Tract of Land for State or State Agency Mineral Lease
- Assign a State Mineral Lease
- Release Acreage from a State Mineral Lease
Additional Topics
How to...
- Submit a State Agency Lease for State Mineral Board Approval
- Docket an Item for State Mineral Board Consideration
- Register with the Office of Mineral Resources
- Subscribe to the Louisiana State Leases CD-ROM
- Find Out if I am Registered as a Prospective Leaseholder
- Request Proof (e.g., Proof of publication, timely execution, no conflict/overlap, three-mile boundary, or minutes)
- Request Copies of State Mineral Lease File Documents
- Obtain the Latest Release List
- Report Force Majeure
- Notify OMR when a Title Dispute arises/Escrow Account Procedures
Royalties
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Remit Royalty
- Remit Royalty Online
- Obtain Royalty Information
- Respond to Audits
- Handle Royalty due to Title Dispute
Seismic Permits
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Operating Agreements
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Operations
How to...
- Obtain Information about 8(g) MMS Plans
- Request a 29-E Waiver on a State Lease Well
- Obtain Approval for Commingling on State Leases
- Obtain Approval for Down Hole Commingling on State Leases
- Obtain a Voluntary Unit Agreement on State Leases
- Qualify a Well as Commercially Productive