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For Release:
October 20, 2005
News Release
October Lease Sales Announced by Mineral Board
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on October 12, 2005, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room located in the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
Below are the preliminary results of the lease sale.
Classification |
Nominated |
Nominated |
Leases |
No. of |
Amount of |
|
Tracts |
Acreage |
Awarded |
Acres |
Cash Payments |
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Lease Sale Oct. 12, 2005 |
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State Offshore Leases |
4 |
8,652.910 |
2 |
1,491.880 |
$399,078.33 |
State Onshore Leases |
27 |
8,458.380 |
23 |
1,989.620 |
$440,666.82 |
State Dedicated Leases |
0 |
0.000 |
0 |
0.000 |
$0.00 |
State Agency Leases |
4 |
2,096.300 |
4 |
2,096.300 |
$484,291.86 |
Total Sale |
35 |
19,207.590 |
29 |
5,577.800 |
$1,324,037.01 |
2005-2006 Fiscal year |
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State Offshore Leases |
102 |
94,062.790 |
27 |
12,759.260 |
$3,411,056.58 |
State Onshore Leases |
301 |
332,772.550 |
113 |
23,197.750 |
$8,071,878.46 |
State Dedicated Leases |
20 |
31,833.480 |
6 |
2,523.740 |
$1,175,604.00 |
State Agency Leases |
14 |
3,992.910 |
14 |
2,725.340 |
$639,915.46 |
Total Year to Date |
437 |
462,661.730 |
160 |
41,206.090 |
$13,298,454.50 |
Editors: For information, contact Rick Heck at
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