Office of Mineral Resources
Leasing Manual
How to Acquire a Mineral Lease on State and State Agency Lands and Water Bottoms in the State of Louisiana
Step 3: Nomination of State or State Agency Lands for Mineral Lease
| B. | Four (4) Steps in the Nomination Process |
The nomination process is divided into four (4) steps:
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Select the state mineral lease sale for which the state or state agency lands or water bottoms shall be nominated for mineral lease. |
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Observe nomination restrictions. |
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Prepare the Nomination Packet. |
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Submit the Nomination Packet. |
Each step and its procedures and requirements are set forth below.
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Select the State Mineral Lease Sale for Which the State or State Agency Lands or Water Bottoms Shall be Nominated for Mineral Lease |
The State Mineral & Energy Board, through the Office of Mineral Resources, publishes a schedule that sets forth the dates of the monthly state mineral lease sales, as well as the deadlines for application, advertisement and bid submission. This schedule is available online via the Mineral Board Meeting Schedule and Lease Sale Results page.
Note: A party interested in nominating state or state agency lands or water bottoms for mineral lease should consider in connection with his own personal acquisition schedule that the state mineral lease acquisition process from nomination to award will take approximately eighty (80) days. Additionally, there are pre-nomination procedural, documentation and information requirements set forth in these guidelines that must be satisfied prior to nomination.
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Observe Nomination Restrictions |
A party interested in nominating state or state agency lands or water bottoms for mineral lease shall observe certain nomination restrictions. Should he fail to observe these nomination restrictions, his entire nomination packet may be rejected.
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Use the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927 |
The state mineral leasing process utilizes the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, the system of plane coordinates established for defining and stating the geographic positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the state of Louisiana. LSA-R.S. 50:1. The nominating party shall use bearing, distance and X-Y coordinates based on the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, North or South Zone (as applicable), to accurately and clearly describe the nominated acreage.
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Determine Whether the Acreage to be Nominated Falls into the North Zone or the South Zone of the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927 |
The nominating party shall determine whether the acreage to be nominated falls in the North Zone or the South Zone of the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927. A single nomination may contain acreage that falls partially in the North Zone and partially in the South Zone. However, the nominating party shall allocate the nominated acreage to the zone wherein the majority of the acreage falls and use that zone’s coordinates.
Parishes constituting the North Zone: Avoyelles, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, and Winn. LSA-R.S. 50:1(C).
Parishes constituting the South Zone: Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemine, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermilion, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. LSA-R.S. 50:1(D).
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Allocate a Group of Contiguous Nominations to the Same Zone |
In the event that a nominating party wants to submit a group of contiguous nominations (for the purpose of these guidelines, “contiguous nominations” are defined as nominations that touch boundaries or touch corners) with some falling in the North Zone and some falling in the South Zone, he shall allocate all of the nominations to the zone wherein the majority of nominations fall and use that zone’s coordinates throughout the group.
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Exception to Use of the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927 |
A nominating party is excepted from using the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927 only if the acreage to be nominated is not susceptible of or has another type legal description not translatable into a description using bearing, distance and X-Y coordinates based on the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927. Examples of such acreage may include some School Indemnity Lands, Tax Adjudicated Lands, Vacant State Lands, Section 16 School Lands, and State Agency Lands, which are often legally described by Section/Township/Range or by lot or parcel.
If the acreage to be nominated falls under this exception, the nominating party is allowed to provide the legal description of the property as provided in the title deed wherein the state or state agency acquired its ownership interest in the property.
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Nominate Acreage from Only One (1) Lands and Water Bottoms Category in a Single Nomination |
A party interested in nominating state or state agency lands or water bottoms for mineral lease shall nominate acreage from only one (1) lands and water bottoms category in a single nomination. For example:
- A single nomination shall not contain both acreage that falls under the state lands and water bottoms category Offshore and acreage that falls under the state lands and water bottoms category Inland, thereby crossing over the Louisiana coastline as decreed by the United States Supreme Court in that litigation styled United States v. State of Louisiana et al.
- A single nomination shall not contain both acreage falling within a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Area and acreage falling outside of it.
- A single nomination shall not include both acreage identifiable by X-Y coordinates (e.g. Inland category) and acreage identifiable only by Section/Township/Range or lot or parcel (e.g. some School Indemnity Lands, Tax Adjudicated Lands, Vacant State Lands, Section 16 School Lands, and State Agency Lands).
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When There Are Multiple Tracts under One (1) Lands and Water Bottoms Category |
Should a party want to nominate multiple tracts that fall under one (1) lands and water bottoms category, he may nominate each group of contiguous tracts (for the purpose of these guidelines, “contiguous tracts” are defined as tracts that touch boundaries or touch corners) in a single nomination. Any non-contiguous groups or a single non-contiguous tract shall be nominated separately.
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Exception |
Should a party want to nominate state acreage that falls within the Pass-A-Loutre Wildlife Management Area where state owned acreage is mixed with privately owned acreage, he may nominate the state acreage, whether contiguous or not, in a single nomination.
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Nominate Acreage Bearing the Same Ownership Interest Percentage in a Single Nomination |
Should a party want to nominate state or state agency lands or water bottoms subject to a compromise or judgment that provides that the state or state agency’s ownership interest in such lands or water bottoms is less than one hundred percent (100%), the current policy is to require that such lands or water bottoms be nominated separately. Further, if the compromise or judgment breaks down the acreage into separately identified parcels and the state or state agency is allocated a different ownership interest percentage in each, the current policy is to require that each separately identified parcel of acreage wherein the state or state agency is allocated a different ownership interest percentage be nominated separately.
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Nominate 2,500 Acres or Less of State or State Agency Lands or Water Bottoms in a Single Nomination |
A single nomination of state or state agency lands or water bottoms shall not contain more than two thousand five hundred (2,500) acres of state or state agency lands and water bottoms. LAC 43:I.901(A)(1).
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Acreage Within the Inland or Offshore Block Systems |
Previous policy provided that a nomination in the Inland or Offshore Block Systems could only include acreage within one block. LAC 43:I.901(A)(1). This policy has been changed. The current policy is to allow a single nomination in the Inland Block System to encompass portions of more than one Inland Block and to allow a single nomination in the Offshore Block System to encompass portions of more than one Offshore Block.
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Enclose the Nominated Acreage in Square or Rectangle Having No Side Larger Than Three and One Half (3½) Miles (18,480.00 Feet) |
The nominated acreage, regardless of the category it falls under, shall be delineated by a square or rectangle only, no side of which shall be greater than three and one half (3½) miles (18,480.00 feet) in length. See LAC 43:I.901(A)(1).
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Exceptions |
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Enclose nominated acreage that abuts the Louisiana coastline or the Three Mile Line as decreed by the United States Supreme Court in litigation styled United States v. State of Louisiana et al in a polygon as close in shape to a square or rectangle as is practical. |
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Nominated acreage that abuts the boundary of an existing state mineral lease, state operating agreement, state exclusive geophysical agreement II or III, nomination, or a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Area, may conform one side of the square or rectangle to that boundary. |
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A nominated river, stream, bayou or other similarly long, narrow water body, shall be delineated by a polygon only as large and as wide as is necessary to completely encompass the water body nominated. This polygon shall be described using bearing, distance and X-Y coordinates based on the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, North or South Zone (as applicable). Note: Simply describing a specific water body as being bounded on a side (north, south, east or west) by a north/south or east/west line having a single X or Y coordinate thence along the water body to another boundary having a north/south or east/west line with a single X or Y coordinate is not acceptable and shall cause the entire nomination packet to be rejected. |
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Abut the Nominated Acreage Against the Boundary of any Adjacent Existing State Mineral Lease, State Operating Agreement, State Exclusive Geophysical Agreement II or III, or Nomination |
Small gaps between the nominated acreage and any adjacent existing state mineral lease, state operating agreement, state exclusive geophysical agreement II or III, or nomination are not allowed. The nominating party shall abut the nominated acreage against the boundary of the existing itemized areas.
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Prepare the Nomination Packet |
A party interested in nominating state lands and water bottoms for state or state agency mineral lease shall submit a nomination packet that includes the following items.
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Letter of Application |
The nominating party shall complete, in its entirety, an official Letter of Application for a Mineral Lease on State or State Agency Lands or Water Bottoms using the official form published by the Office of Mineral Resources. LSA-R.S. 30:125. The official form is available online at the Mineral Resources Forms page. Provide one (1) completed originally signed paper copy. An electronic copy is not required.
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Written Property Description |
The nominating party shall provide a written property description of the lands or water bottoms he is nominating for state or state agency mineral lease. LSA-R.S. 30:125. Use Microsoft Word and fully justify. Provide one (1) original paper copy and one (1) electronic copy on the nomination Thumb Drive as a Word .doc file. Note: Starting January 1, 2024, the Office of Mineral Resources will no longer accept Compact Disc (CD's) for Nominations or Bids. Thumb Drives will be required.
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General Technical Requirements |
The written property description shall accurately and clearly define the nominated acreage. All calculations, closures and ties to existing state mineral leases shall comply with generally accepted surveying standards. Where arcs comprise a portion of the boundary, provide a general direction of the arc, the radius of the arc, the X-Y coordinates of the arc’s beginning point (PC), and the X-Y coordinates of the arc’s ending point (PT). Note: There are special requirements for describing an arc along the Three Mile Line set forth in a separate section.
The positional error of each point along the boundary line of a nomination shall not be greater than 0.02 feet. Note: The positional error of each point along the boundary line of a nomination that partially encloses or abuts or wholly encloses an existing state mineral lease, state operating agreement, state exclusive geophysical agreement II or III, or nomination shall not be greater than 0.01 feet.
The X-Y coordinates in the written property description shall exactly match those on the plat and, if applicable, in the .dxf file and state agency resolution also required to be submitted in the nomination packet. Exception: A nomination that abuts/intersects the Three Mile Line.
The written property description shall be in block form (no indentations for course changes or for any other reason) and provide the following information, in the following order:
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A designated point of beginning using X-Y coordinates based on the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, North or South Zone (as applicable), then, going clockwise, fully written out (no abbreviations or symbols) bearing and distance to the next X-Y coordinates, for each of the corners of the nominated acreage, back to the point of beginning or, if applicable, the legal description of the property as provided in the title deed. |
| 2) | The total amount of the state or state agency acreage (as applicable) described as being contained in the nominated area. |
Note: In addition to technical specialists, the Office of Mineral Resources utilizes specialized software to reformat the written property description. Do not provide any other information in the written property description (e.g. headers, footers, internal notes, etc.) because it slows down the processing of the nomination.
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Special Technical Requirements |
In addition to the general requirements for a written property description, the nominating party shall follow special technical requirements for each of the following nominations.
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Nomination that Includes Both State Owned Acreage and Privately Owned Acreage in the Pass-A-Loutre Wildlife Management Area |
Enclose both types of acreage in the nomination square or rectangle. Separate the state owned acreage from the privately owned acreage by delineating the privately owned acreage in polygons described using bearing, distance and X-Y coordinates based on the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, South Zone.
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Describe the nominated area then give the gross acreage amount of: (i) the available state owned acreage plus (ii) the privately owned acreage contained in the nominated area, then |
| b) | Less and except the privately owned acreage described as a polygon or polygons (as applicable) giving the net acreage amount of the privately owned acreage, and then |
| c) | Give the net acreage amount of the available state owned acreage being nominated. |
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Nomination that Abuts/Intersects the Three Mile Line, as Decreed by the United States Supreme Court in Litigation Styled United States v. State of Louisiana et al |
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| a) | From a point on the boundary line of the nominated acreage having specific X-Y coordinates, going clockwise, describe a line using bearing and distance to a point on the Three Mile Line having specific X-Y coordinates. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b) | For a portion of the nominated acreage that abuts/intersects the Three Mile Line in a straight line: Continuing clockwise, describe the portion of the nominated acreage that abuts/intersects the Three Mile Line in a straight line using a bearing along the Three Mile Line to the last point where the nominated acreage abuts/intersects the Three Mile Line, providing specific X-Y coordinates for that last point, and then finish describing the nominated acreage per the general requirements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c) | For a portion of the nominated acreage that abuts/intersects the Three Mile Line in an arc: Continuing clockwise, provide the arc’s beginning point (PC) and ending point (PT) using specific X-Y coordinates, then provide that the arc has a radius of 18,240.60 feet and designate a center point using X-Y coordinates on the Louisiana coastline as decreed by the United States Supreme Court in that litigation styled United States v. State of Louisiana et al. Note: The X-Y coordinates of the designated center point on the Louisiana Coastline provided in the Written Property Description will differ from the X-Y coordinates of the center point provided in the .dxf File because of closure requirements. This is the only time when X-Y coordinates in the Written Property Description are not required to exactly match that in the .dxf File. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| d) | Finish describing the nominated acreage per the general requirements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3) | Nomination that Abuts/Intersects the Louisiana Coastline, as Decreed by the United States Supreme Court in Litigation Styled United States v. State of Louisiana et al | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | From a point on the boundary line of the nominated acreage having specific X-Y coordinates, going clockwise, describe a line using bearing and distance to a point on the Louisiana coastline having specific X-Y coordinates. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b) | Continuing clockwise, describe the portion of the nominated acreage that abuts/intersects the Louisiana coastline in a straight line using a general direction along the Louisiana coastline to the last point where the nominated acreage abuts/intersects the Louisiana coastline, providing specific X-Y coordinates for that last point. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c) | Finish describing the nominated acreage per the general requirements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4) | Nomination that Partially Encloses/Abuts an Existing State Mineral Lease, State Operating Agreement, State Exclusive Geophysical Agreement II or III, or Nomination | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | From the designated point of beginning on the boundary of the nominated acreage, going clockwise, describe a line using bearing and distance to a point on the boundary line of the existing itemized area having specific X-Y coordinates with a positional error of no more than 0.01 feet. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b) | Continuing clockwise, describe the portion of the nominated acreage that partially encloses/abuts the existing itemized area with lines using distances, bearings and X-Y coordinates, along the boundary of the existing itemized area, to the last point where the nominated acreage encloses/abuts the existing itemized area, providing specific X-Y coordinates for that last point. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c) | Finish describing the nominated acreage per the general requirements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5) | Nomination that Wholly Encloses an Existing State Mineral Lease, State Operating Agreement, State Exclusive Geophysical Agreement II or III, or Nomination | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | From the designated point of beginning on the boundary of the nominated acreage, describe a line using bearing and distance to a point of intersection on the boundary line of the existing itemized area having specific X-Y coordinates with a positional error of no more than 0.01 feet. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b) | Going clockwise, describe the entirety of the existing itemized area with lines using distances, bearings and X-Y coordinates, along the boundary of the existing itemized area, back to the original point of intersection on the boundary line of the existing itemized area, all with a positional error of no more than 0.01 feet, then back to the designated point of beginning on the boundary of the nominated acreage. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c) | Finish describing the nominated acreage per the general requirements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nomination that Abuts an Existing State Mineral Lease Designated as a “Floating Lease” or Some Other “Indeterminate Area” |
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Floating Lease: A state mineral lease that has at least part of its boundary not fixed by points having X-Y coordinates. For example, some existing state mineral leases have written property descriptions identifying the property leased as “to the shoreline” or by Section/Township/Range. Indeterminate Area: An area that has at least part of its boundary not fixed by points having X-Y coordinates. For example, some Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Areas have boundaries that are identified by Section/Township/Range or metes and bounds. |
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| a) | If the nominated acreage partially encloses the Floating Lease or Indeterminate Area: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| i) | Establish a point of beginning on the boundary of the nominated acreage having a specific X-Y coordinate on the X axis or Y axis set to intersect the boundary line of the Floating Lease or Indeterminate Area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ii) | Thence go along the X or Y axis an approximate distance to a point on that X or Y axis having an X or Y coordinate said to intersect the boundary line of the Floating Lease or Indeterminate Area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iii) | Thence meander the boundary of the Floating Lease or Indeterminate Area to the last point of its intersection with the boundary of the nominated acreage, to a point on the X or Y axis having an X or Y coordinate said to intersect the boundary line of the Floating Lease or Indeterminate Area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iv) | Thence go along that X or Y axis an approximate distance to the next point on the boundary of the nominated acreage having a specific X-Y coordinate. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| v) | Finish describing the nominated acreage per the general requirements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| vi) | Less and except the partially enclosed “Floating Lease” or “Indeterminate Area.” | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c. | Plat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The nominating party shall provide a plat of the lands or water bottoms he is nominating for state or state agency mineral lease. LSA-R.S. 30:125. Use paper size 8½ x 11. Provide one (1) original paper copy and one (1) electronic copy on the nomination Thumb Drive as a .pdf file. Note: Starting January 1, 2024, the Office of Mineral Resources will no longer accept Compact Disc (CD's) for Nominations or Bids. Thumb Drives will be required. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| i. | General Technical Requirements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Unless otherwise specified hereafter, utilize the most recent background imagery for the plat with the acreage being nominated outlined and clearly shown thereon. If the most recent background imagery is not available, a copy of the most recent edition of the USGS Quadrangle Map (7½ minutes; appropriately scaled 1″ = 1000′, 1″ = 2000′, 1″ = 3000′, 1″ = 4000′) may be used or, for nominated acreage falling within a defined block system, a copy of the Block System Map (scale 1″ = 4000′) may be used provided that any land masses not belonging to the State of Louisiana are accurately shown thereon. Calculate the amount of acreage being nominated from the background imagery used. Note: Nominations that include a Freeze Statute Area, state acreage created by significant erosion, White Lake Water Bottoms as of 1942, or White Lake Eroded Shoreline from 1942, have special background imagery requirements that are set forth in later sections. The X-Y coordinates on the plat shall exactly match those in the written property description and, if applicable, in the .dxf file and the state agency resolution also required to be submitted in the nomination packet. Exception: A nomination that abuts/intersects the Three Mile Line. The plat shall provide the following information: |
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A designated point of beginning using X-Y coordinates based on the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, North or South Zone (as applicable), unless the nominated acreage is plotted from the legal description of the property as provided in the title deed and that legal description is not translatable into the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927. |
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The total amount of the state or state agency acreage (as applicable) described as being contained in the nominated area, with a note as to whether surface and minerals or minerals only are being nominated. |
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Abutting, adjacent, intersecting, and partially/wholly enclosed existing state mineral leases, state operating agreements, state exclusive geophysical agreements II or III, and nominations must be shown and clearly labeled. |
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All water bodies shown and clearly labeled. |
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If applicable, Section/Township/Range information. |
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| 6) | If applicable, the name of the Block System (Inland or Offshore), the Block Number(s) and Block Name(s). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7) | North or South Zone, whichever is applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8) | The parish(es) wherein the nominated acreage is located. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The background imagery/map used and its date. |
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| ii. | Special Technical Requirements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In addition to the general requirements for a plat, the nominating party shall follow special technical requirements for each of the following nominations. |
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| 1) | Nomination that Includes Legal Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clearly delineate and label the Legal Area on the plat and provide a note thereon as to the state or state agency’s percentage ownership provided therein. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2) | Nomination that Includes a Freeze Statute Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Use the edition of the USGS Quadrangle Map that was most current when the state or state agency ownership was “frozen” and calculate the amount of state or state agency acreage to be nominated from that edition. Clearly delineate and label the Freeze Statute Area on the plat and provide a note thereon that the private mineral lease is currently held by production. |
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| 3) | Nomination that Includes Acreage Created by Significant Erosion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Use the most recent aerial photography as background imagery to calculate the amount of state acreage to be nominated. |
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| 4) | Nomination that Includes Both State Owned and Privately Owned Acreage in the Pass-A-Loutre Wildlife Management Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enclose both types of acreage in the nomination square or rectangle. Separate the state owned acreage from the privately owned acreage by delineating the privately owned acreage in polygons described using bearing, distance and X-Y coordinates based on the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, South Zone. |
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Delineate the privately owned acreage by polygons, with each such polygon having a designated point of beginning using X-Y coordinates based on the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, South Zone, then, going clockwise, X-Y coordinates for each of the corners of the privately owned area, back to the point of beginning, with the X-Y coordinates exactly matching those provided in the Written Property Description. |
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Cross-hatch the privately owned acreage and label “Private Ownership.” |
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Provide the gross amount of: (i) the available state owned acreage plus (ii) the privately owned acreage contained in the nominated area. |
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Provide the net amount of the privately owned acreage contained in the nominated area. |
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Provide the net amount of the available state owned acreage being nominated. |
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| 5) | Nomination of White Lake Water Bottoms as of 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Use the 1935 edition of the USGS Quadrangle Map to calculate the state acreage amount. |
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| 6) | Nomination of White Lake Eroded Shoreline from 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Use the most recent aerial photography as background imagery to show the current shoreline. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b) | Plot the 1942 shoreline from the 1935 edition of the USGS Quadrangle Map on the Plat, using bearing, distance and X-Y coordinates from the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, South Zone, and label the 1942 shoreline as such. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c) | Calculate the state acreage amount using the background imagery required in (a) and (b) above. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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If the nominated acreage is susceptible of being described using bearing, distance and X-Y coordinates based on the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, then the nominating party shall provide a .dxf file containing only the boundary of the nominated acreage on the nomination Thumb Drive. LAC 43:I.907. This boundary shall be a single line with no additional lines, labels, text, or graphics, and shall be constructed of individual line segments between vertices. Further, the X-Y coordinates in the .dxf file shall exactly match those in the written property description and the plat. Exception: A nomination that abuts/intersects the Three Mile Line. If the nominated acreage is not susceptible of or has another type description not translatable into a description using bearing, distance and X-Y coordinates based on the Louisiana Coordinate System of 1927, and is actually described using the legal description of the property as provided in the title deed, then the nominating party is not required to provide a .dxf file. |
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| e. | Nomination Thumb Drive Note: Starting January 1, 2024, the Office of Mineral Resources will no longer accept Compact Disc (CD's) for Nominations or Bids. Thumb Drives will be required. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The nominating party shall include a nomination Thumb Drive in the nomination packet. LAC 43:I.907. The nomination Thumb Drive shall contain the written property description as a Word .doc file, the plat as a .pdf file, and the .dxf file (if applicable), and it shall be labeled with the non-public applicant name, the applicant ID number, the acreage amount, and the parish name(s). |
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The nominating party shall include one (1) copy of certain documentation in his nomination packet should the lands and water bottoms category under which the nominated area falls have documentation requirements. LAC 43:I.907. A reference list is provided below.
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The nominating party shall include one (1) copy of certain title documentation in his nomination packet should title research reveal that the state or state agency owns mineral rights only or that the nominated area includes a Legal Area and/or a Freeze Statute Area. LAC 43:I.907. A reference list is provided below.
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The nominating party shall pay four hundred ($400.00) dollars to the Office of Mineral Resources to satisfy the cost of processing an application for a mineral lease. LSA-R.S. 30:125. The Office of Mineral Resources shall be the payee regardless of whether it is an application for state mineral lease or an application for state agency mineral lease. Payment of the nomination fee is no longer required to be made by certified check, cashier’s check, or bank money order. A personal check shall be acceptable. LSA-R.S. 30:125. Further, a party submitting a group of nominations under one non-public applicant name may pay the nomination fee for each of the nominations in one (1) check (multiply the number of nominations by $400.00). |
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| 4. | Submit the Nomination Packet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Nomination Packet may be hand-delivered or mailed to the Office of Mineral Resources’s Baton Rouge Office per the address information below. However, whether hand-delivered or mailed, it shall be physically in the hands of appropriate Office of Mineral Resources personnel no later than 4:30 pm CT on the deadline date published on the State Mineral & Energy Board schedule. An invoice will be generated in the name provided on the Letter of Application as the non-public applicant (not the official advertisement name) and provided to the party submitting the nomination.
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