{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53c-2-410","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53C-2-410","heading":"Shut-in gas wells.","body":"(1) Under a mineral lease for oil and gas, gas is considered to be produced in paying quantities from a shut-in gas well if the shut-in gas well is capable of producing gas in paying quantities, but the gas cannot be marketed at a reasonable price due to existing marketing or transportation conditions.\n(2)\n(a) The director shall make rules establishing:\n(i) a minimum rental or minimum royalty for a shut-in gas well that is considered to be producing gas in paying quantities; and\n(ii) the basis upon which the minimum rental or minimum royalty shall be paid.\n(b) The minimum rental or minimum royalty may not be less than twice the annual lease rental.","path":["Title 53C School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act","Chapter 53C-2 Activities on Trust Lands","Part 53C-2-4 Mineral Leases"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53C/Chapter2/53C-2-S410.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"aae7940dee03531c9dac8f2ebc6e025414a4bf952a71c1e55c0f7d739174480b","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53c-2-409","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53c-2-411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}