State Mineral and Energy Board

MINERAL BOARD RELEASES OCTOBER FIGURES

Friday, October 13, 2000

 

The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale October 11, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the State Land and Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 2000-2001 Fiscal Year totals.

  NOMINATED NOMINATED LEASES NO. OF AMOUNT OF
CLASSIFICATION TRACTS ACREAGE AWARDED ACRES CASH PAYMENTS
Lease Sale October 11, 2000
State Offshore Leases 0 0.000 0 0.000 $0.00
State Onshore Leases 21 20,146.260 11 4,727.580 1,698,022.07
State Dedicated Leases 6 1,047.100 1 319.560 120,474.12
State Agency Leases 1 640.000 0 0.000 0.00
 
TOTAL SALE 28 21,833.360 12 5,047.140 $1,818,496.19
 
2000-2001 Fiscal Year
State Offshore Leases 36 60,598.020 8 5,321.010 $968,826.92
State Onshore Leases 172 150,336.155 74 17,317.273 5,357,432.09
State Dedicated Leases 6 1,047.100 1 319.560 120,474.12
State Agency Leases 16 3,940.656 6 323.880 91,694.84
 
TOTAL YEAR TO DATE
230
215,921.931
89
23,281.723
$6,538,427.97
 

For more information, please call DNR's Office of Mineral Resources' Sandra Bailey at (225) 342-4608 or Betty Landry at (225) 342-3359.

 

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