News Release
SEPTEMBER MINERAL LEASE SALE ANNOUNCED BY BOARD
For
Release
September 15, 2001
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale September 13, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the State Land and Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 2001-2002 Fiscal Year totals.
| NOMINATED | NOMINATED | LEASES | NO. OF | AMOUNT OF | |
| CLASSIFICATION | TRACTS | ACREAGE | AWARDED | ACRES | CASH PAYMENTS |
| Lease Sale September 12, 2001 | |||||
| State Offshore Leases |
1
|
1,781.740
|
0
|
0.000
|
$0.00
|
| State Onshore Leases |
55
|
45,480.290
|
31
|
6,206.180
|
$1,589,795.96
|
| State Dedicated Leases |
1
|
2,393.000
|
1
|
92.000
|
$33,212.00
|
| State Agency Leases |
1
|
5.044
|
1
|
5.044
|
$10,592.40
|
| TOTAL |
60
|
49,674.074
|
33
|
6,303.224
|
$1,633,600.36
|
|
2001-2002
Fiscal Year
|
|||||
| State Offshore Leases |
62
|
89,283.670
|
24
|
11,735.450
|
$2,922,288.17
|
| State Onshore Leases |
105
|
85,390.880
|
60
|
13,166.010
|
$3,543,661.72
|
| State Dedicated Leases |
12
|
8,176.690
|
3
|
436.000
|
$182,272.00
|
| State Agency Leases |
7
|
1,722.298
|
4
|
648.044
|
$186,457.40
|
| TOTAL YEAR TO DATE |
188
|
187,827.538
|
91
|
25,985.504
|
$6,834,679.29
|
Editors: For more information, please call Gus Rodemacher at (225) 342-4607 or Sandra Bailey at 342-4608.