[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5454-5455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1891]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UTU79796]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, 
Utah

January 31, 2007.
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Title IV of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act (Pub.L. 97-451), Whiting Petroleum Corporation timely 
filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease UTU79796 for 
lands in San Juan County, Utah, and it was accompanied by all required 
rentals and royalties accruing from October 1, 2006, the date of 
termination.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas F. Cook, Chief, Branch of 
Fluid Minerals at (801) 539-4040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lessee has agreed to new lease terms for 
rentals and royalties at rates of $10 per acre and 16\2/3\ percent, 
respectively. The

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$500 administrative fee for the lease has been paid and the lessee has 
reimbursed the Bureau of Land Management for the cost of publishing 
this notice.
    Having met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as 
set out in Section 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 
(30 U.S.C. 188), the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to 
reinstate lease UTU79796, effective October 1, 2001, subject to the 
original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and 
royalty rates cited above.

Douglas F. Cook,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals.
 [FR Doc. E7-1891 Filed 2-5-07; 8:45 am]
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