060-18 Wyo. Code R. §§ 18-6 - [Effective until 10/24/2024] Rentals
(a) The annual
rental payments on all non-producing oil and gas leases shall be one dollar
($1)/acre per year for the five (5) year term, and for producing leases, two
dollars ($2)/acre per year for the remaining term of the lease.
(b) Failure to pay rentals on or before the
lease anniversary date shall result in termination of the lease. Termination of
a lease shall not relieve the lessee of any obligation incurred under the lease
other than the obligation to pay rental or penalty.
(c) After initial submission of the increased
annual rental required by the lease upon the discovery of oil and gas in paying
quantities, lessees are exempt from submission of subsequent annual creditable
lease annual rentals for so long as annual royalties paid meet or exceed the
required annual rental amount. The annual rental shall be held for a credit on
annual royalty in any year the annual royalty does not equal the required
annual rental (minimum royalty) amount. Any credit amount used in making up the
difference in royalty paid and the minimum lease royalty due must be paid
within thirty (30) days following the next lease anniversary date to continue
the lease. The Office shall notify lessees of any minimum royalty amount due
after the lease anniversary for which a shortfall occurs.
Notes
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(a) The annual rental payments on all non-producing oil and gas leases shall be one dollar ($1)/acre per year for the five (5) year term, and for producing leases, two dollars ($2)/acre per year for the remaining term of the lease.
(b) Failure to pay rentals on or before the lease anniversary date shall result in termination of the lease. Termination of a lease shall not relieve the lessee of any obligation incurred under the lease other than the obligation to pay rental or penalty.
(c) After initial submission of the increased annual rental required by the lease upon the discovery of oil and gas in paying quantities, lessees are exempt from submission of subsequent annual creditable lease annual rentals for so long as annual royalties paid meet or exceed the required annual rental amount. The annual rental shall be held for a credit on annual royalty in any year the annual royalty does not equal the required annual rental (minimum royalty) amount. Any credit amount used in making up the difference in royalty paid and the minimum lease royalty due must be paid within thirty (30) days following the next lease anniversary date to continue the lease. The Office shall notify lessees of any minimum royalty amount due after the lease anniversary for which a shortfall occurs.