[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72310-72311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6769]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-920-1310-01; WYW144596]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas 
Lease.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 
3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a 
petition for reinstatement from Wold Oil Properties, Inc. of 
competitive oil and gas lease WYW144596 for lands in Fremont County, 
Wyoming. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the 
rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J. 
Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at (307) 775-6176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessees have agreed to the amended lease 
terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $20.00 per acre or fraction 
thereof, per year and 18\2/3\ percent,

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respectively. The lessees have paid the required $500 administrative 
fee and $166 to reimburse the Department for the cost of this Federal 
Register notice. The lessees have met all the requirements for 
reinstatement of the lease as set out in Section 31(d) and (e) of the 
Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of 
Land Management is proposing to reinstate lease effective April 1, 
2005, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the 
increased rental and royalty rates cited above. BLM has not issued a 
valid lease affecting the lands.

Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. E5-6769 Filed 12-1-05; 8:45 am]
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