{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-65a-6-9","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 65A-6-9","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 division 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 65A Forestry, Fire, and State Lands","Chapter 65A-6 Mineral Leases"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title65A/Chapter6/65A-6-S9.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"dd177c09bf5581c1b89f81593e38aecd395c659d51e613e1a2f6f7f895eab827","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-65a-6-8","next":"us-ut/utah-code-65a-6-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}