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N.D.C.C. § 38-18.1-01 Mineral interest defined
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In this chapter, unless context or subject matter otherwise requires, "mineral interest" includes any interest in oil, gas, coal, clay, gravel, uranium, and all other minerals of any kind and nature, whether created by grant, assignment, reservation, or otherwise owned by a perso…
N.D.C.C. § 38-18.1-02 Statement of claims - Recording - Reversion
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Any mineral interest is, if unused for a period of twenty years immediately preceding the first publication of the notice required by section 38-18.1-06, deemed to be abandoned, unless a statement of claim is recorded in accordance with section 38-18.1-04. Title to the abandoned …
N.D.C.C. § 38-18.1-03 When mineral interest deemed to be used
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1. A mineral interest is deemed to be used when: a. There are any minerals produced under that interest. b. Operations are being conducted thereon for injection, withdrawal, storage, or disposal of water, gas, or other fluid substances. c. In the case of solid minerals, there is …
N.D.C.C. § 38-18.1-04 Statement of claim - Recording - Time
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The statement of claim provided for in section 38-18.1-02 must: 1. Be recorded by the owner of the mineral interest or the owner's representative prior to the end of the twenty-year period set forth in section 38-18.1-02. A joint tenant, but not a tenant in common, may record a c…