Section 19-13-20 – General mining lease; lease preference.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Geothermal Resources Act, at any time within ninety days following the effective date of the Geothermal Resources Act, any person who held prior to January 1, 1967 and who holds on the effective date of the Geothermal Resources Act, a general mining lease issued by the commissioner, upon showing […]
Section 19-13-21 – Transferability.
Any lease pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act may be assigned, transferred or sublet with the approval of the commissioner. History: 1953 Comp., § 7-15-21, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 158, § 21. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For assignment or relinquishment of lease of state lands, see 19-7-36 NMSA 1978. For assignment of mineral lease, […]
Section 19-13-22 – Inspection of records; reports.
The commissioner or his representative shall have the right to inspect all records, books or accounts pertaining to geothermal resources taken from leased state lands, and at the request of the commissioner, the holder of the lease shall furnish such reports, samples, logs, assays or cores within reasonable bounds as he may deem to be […]
Section 19-13-23 – Violation of lease; notice; forfeiture.
The commissioner may cancel any lease issued pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act for nonpayment of rentals, nonpayment of royalties or for violation of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the lease. Before any cancellation shall be made, the commissioner shall mail to the lessee or assignee, by registered or certified mail, addressed […]
Section 19-13-24 – Removing improvements upon termination of lease.
Upon termination of any lease issued pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act by reason of forfeiture, surrender, expiration of term or for any other reason, the lessee may remove all improvements and equipment as can be removed without material injury to the premises; provided, however, that all rents and royalties have been paid and that […]
Section 19-13-25 – Regulations.
Pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act, the commissioner shall adopt such reasonable regulations as he may determine are necessary to carry out the provisions of the Geothermal Resources Act. The regulations shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the state land office for a period of at least ten consecutive days. History: 1953 Comp., […]
Section 19-13-11.1 – Leases; stipulation; rental; royalty.
The owner or owners of any geothermal resources lease or approved assignment thereof, heretofore issued by the commissioner, which lease has not automatically expired by its own terms or which has not been canceled after proper notice by the commissioner and which has otherwise been maintained in good standing, may enter into a stipulation with […]
Section 19-13-11.2 – Validation of geothermal resource leases.
All geothermal resource leases issued by the commissioner of public lands prior to the effective date of this section are declared to be valid and existing contracts with the state according to their terms and provisions where: A. such leases were made in substantial conformity with law; B. the terms have not expired; C. all […]
Section 19-13-12 – Combining geothermal resources.
Any person engaged in the production of geothermal resources under a lease issued by the commissioner may commingle geothermal resources from any two or more wells without regard to whether such wells are located on the lands for which such lease was issued or elsewhere; provided, however, that the person holding the lease shall install […]
Section 19-13-13 – Reinjecting geothermal resources.
Any person holding a lease may, upon approval of the commissioner, drill special wells, convert producing wells or reactivate and convert abandoned wells for the sole purpose of reinjecting geothermal resources or the residue thereof. History: 1953 Comp., § 7-15-13, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 158, § 13.