[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 31976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14732]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWY920000. L51040000.FI0000. 18XL5017AR]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
WYW178259, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As provided for under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for
reinstatement of competitive oil and gas lease WYW178259 from RKI
Exploration and Production LLC, Chesapeake Exploration LLC, and OOGC
America Inc. for land in Converse County, Wyoming. The lessees filed
the petition on time, along with all rentals due since the lease
terminated under the law. No leases affecting this land were issued
before the petition was filed. The BLM proposes to reinstate the lease.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Hite, Branch Chief for Fluid
Minerals Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office,
5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82003; phone
307-775-6176; email [email protected].
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Mr.
Norelius during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above
individual. A reply will be sent during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of $10 per acre, or fraction
thereof, per year and 16 \2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee has
paid the required $500 administrative fee and the $159 cost of
publishing this notice. The lessee met the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). The BLM proposes to reinstate the
lease effective August 1, 2013, under the original terms and conditions
of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188(e)(4) and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(b)(2)(v).
Erik Norelius,
Acting Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2018-14732 Filed 7-9-18; 8:45 am]
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