Title 47 — Property
52 chapters · 670 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-39.1 Obligation to pay royalties - Breach
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1. The obligation arising under an oil and gas lease to pay oil or gas royalties to the mineral owner or the mineral owner's assignee, to deliver oil or gas to a purchaser to the credit of the mineral owner or the mineral owner's assignee, or to pay the market value thereof is of…
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-39.2 Inspection of production and royalty payment records - Penalty
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1. A royalty owner, a royalty owner's assignee, or a designated representative, upon written notice, is entitled to inspect and copy the oil and gas production and royalty payment records for the lease of the person obligated to pay royalties under the lease or division order. Th…
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-39.3 Division orders - Definition, function, and operation
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A division order is an instrument executed by the operator, the royalty owners, and any other person having an interest in the production directing the purchaser of oil or gas to pay for the products taken in the proportions set out in the instrument. Royalty payments may not be …
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-39.4 Resolution of spacing unit ownership interest disputes
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If the mineral owner and mineral developer disagree over the mineral owner's ownership interest in a spacing unit, the mineral developer shall furnish the mineral owner with a description of the conflict and the proposed resolution or with that portion of the title opinion that c…
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-41 Demand for release before bringing action - Evidence
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At least twenty days before bringing the action provided for in section 47-16-37, the owner of the leased land, either personally or by the owner's agent or attorney, shall demand of the holder of the lease, if such demand by ordinary diligence can be made in this state, that sai…
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-42 Wind energy leases - Termination
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Redesignated as section 17-04-05 under S.L. 2007, ch. 204, § 5.