§ 6128. Notice of offer to lease; bid award; fee.
§ 6128. Notice of offer to lease; bid award; fee. (a) The Secretary may offer to lease tide and submerged lands by publication of a notice of his or her intention to do so, once each week for not less than 2 weeks in 2 or more newspapers of general circulation in this State, 1 […]
§ 6113. Lien on production.
§ 6113. Lien on production. The State shall have alien upon all production for unpaid royalties. 7 Del. C. 1953, § 6413; 55 Del. Laws, c. 442, § 1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 212, § 1;
§ 6114. Rental for leased land.
§ 6114. Rental for leased land. The Secretary shall specify a rental payable annually in advance of not less than $0.25 for each acre of land subject to the lease at the rental date. After production has been established, rent paid shall be deducted from any royalty due under the terms of a lease during […]
§ 6115. Bonds.
§ 6115. Bonds. Sufficient bonding or insurance requirements, as determined by the Secretary shall be specified to secure to the State performance and the faithful compliance by the lessee with the terms of the lease, and further to secure adjacent landowners and the public generally as to all proper claims for damages arising from operations […]
§ 6116. Cessation of production.
§ 6116. Cessation of production. In the event production on the leasehold shall cease at any time or from time to time, after the expiration of the primary term of the lease, the lease shall nevertheless continue in full force and effect if the lessee shall, within 6 months after the cessation of production or […]
§ 6117. Slant and adjacent drilling.
§ 6117. Slant and adjacent drilling. Unless otherwise determined by the Secretary, each well drilled pursuant to the terms of the lease may be drilled or slant drilled to and into the subsurface of the tide or submerged lands covered by the lease from upland or littoral drill sites owned or controlled by the State […]
§ 6118. Restoration of visible lands to original condition.
§ 6118. Restoration of visible lands to original condition. Upon any partial or total termination, surrender or forfeiture of its permit or lease, the Secretary may require that the permittee or lessee, within a reasonable time, restore that portion of the premises that is visible at extreme low tide, to substantially its original condition. 7 […]
§ 6103. Surveys.
§ 6103. Surveys. (a) The Secretary, upon application by any person, may permit geological, geophysical and seismic surveys, including the taking of cores and other samples, or the tide and submerged lands of this State. Such permits shall be nonexclusive and shall not give any preferential rights to any oil, gas and sulphur or other […]
§ 6119. Pollution and contamination prohibited.
§ 6119. Pollution and contamination prohibited. (a) Avoidable pollution or avoidable contamination of the ocean and of the waters covering submerged lands, avoidable pollution or avoidable contamination of the beaches or land underlying the ocean or waters covering submerged lands, or any substantial impairment of and interference with the enjoyment and use thereof, including but […]
§ 6104. Permits for surveys.
§ 6104. Permits for surveys. (a) Upon compliance of an applicant with § 6103 of this title, the Secretary may issue to the applicant a permit to conduct a geological, geophysical and seismic survey, including the taking of cores and other samples, in areas of the tide and submerged lands of this State described on […]