State Mineral and Energy Board

State Mineral Board reports April lease sale data

Monday, April 17, 2006

The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on April 12, 2006, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.

Below are the preliminary results of the lease sale and 2005-2006 Fiscal Year totals.

Classification

Nominated

Nominated

Leases

No. of

Amount of

 

Tracts

Acreage

Awarded

Acres

Cash Payments

Lease Sale April 12, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

State Offshore Leases

16

14,567.710

2

1,141.780

$1,312,000.00

State Onshore Leases

62

61,417.790

25

4,788.762

$1,625,265.57

State Dedicated Leases

0

0.000

0

0.000

$0.00

State Agency Leases

1

6.000

1

6.000

$1,800.00

Total Sale

79

75,991.500

28

5,936.542

$2,939,065.57

2005-2006 Fiscal Year

 

 

 

 

 

State Offshore Leases

152

160,702.520

38

21,226.140

$6,729,099.59

State Onshore Leases

596

628,185.880

248

55,725.352

$21,627,351.30

State Dedicated Leases

42

61,016.050

9

3,990.470

$1,854,812.74

State Agency Leases

30

5,318.398

30

3,490.747

$921,808.05

Total Year to Date

820

855,222.848

325

84,432.709

$31,133,071.68

 

Editors: For information, contact DNR Acting Assistant Secretary Office of Mineral Resources Victor Vaughn at225.342.7121 or Rick Heck at 225.342.6122.

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