{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-64-64-1020","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 64, § 64-1020","heading":"Sale of oil, gas or mineral leases","body":"The Commissioners of the Land Office may sell oil and gas or\n\nother mineral leases on any of the public lands under their control\n\nand supervision whether the same was acquired by federal grant,\n\ndonation, foreclosure or otherwise. The Commissioners of the Land\n\nOffice shall publish notice of the lease sale one time not less than\n\nthirty (30) days prior to the lease sale date in two newspapers\n\nauthorized by law to publish legal notices. One of the newspapers\n\nshall be published in the county where the land is located or other\n\nnewspaper as authorized by Section 106 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes. The other shall be a newspaper of general circulation in\n\nthis state. The leasing shall require and the advertisement shall\n\nspecify in each case a fixed royalty to be paid by the successful\n\nbidder, in addition to any bonus offered for the lease, and no\n\ntransfer or assignment of any lease shall be valid or confer any\n\nright in the assignee without the prior consent of the Commissioners\n\nof the Land Office in writing. Agricultural lessees in possession\n\nof the lands shall be reimbursed for all damage done to the interest\n\nof the agricultural lessee. The Commissioners of the Land Office\n\nhave the right to reject any and all bids for leases. The\n\nCommissioners of the Land Office shall provide any other notice of\n\noil and gas lease sales to all interested parties by any means it\n\ndetermines is needed to attract the best competition.","path":["OK Code","Title 64"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os64.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"e0c9db7f870b68510c100f781046a7505cd5e2b926fc12e8ca9f504dbe98d43f","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-64-64-1019","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-64-64-1021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}