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November 11, 2005

 

News Release


State Mineral Board reports November lease sale data


The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on Nov. 9, 2005, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.

Below are the preliminary results of the lease sale and 2005-2006 Fiscal Year totals.

CLASSIFICATION NOMINATED
TRACTS
NOMINATED
ACREAGE
LEASES
AWARDED
NO. OF
ACRES
AMOUNT OF
CASH PAYMENTS

Lease Sale November 9, 2005

State Offshore Leases 6 9,517.970 1 288.310 $115,000.00
State Onshore Leases 47 40,016.050 20 3,593.460 $1,306,308.35
State Dedicated Leases 3 120.000 0 0.000 $0.00
State Agency Leases    2      730.291   2    170.210     $50,424.60
Total Sale 58 50,384.311 23 4,051.980 $1,471,732.95
           
2005-2006 Fiscal Year          
State Offshore Leases 108 103,580.760 28 13,047.570 $3,526,056.58
State Onshore Leases 348 372,788.600 133 26,791.210 $9,378,186.81
State Dedicated Leases 23 31,953.480 6 2,523.740 $1,175,604.00
State Agency Leases   16     4,723.201   16   2,895.550     $690,340.06
Total Year to Date 495 513,046.041 183 45,258.070 $14,770,187.45
           
Note: This Press Release does not include the bids on Tract Nos. 37877 & 37884 which were deferred at the 10/12/2005 sale for registration problems.
Note: 2005-2006 Fiscal Year totals do not include any "portions" that were leased after state lease sales.

Editors: For information, contact Rick Heck at 225-342-6122 or DNR Assistant Secretary Office of Mineral Resources Gus Rodemacher at 225-342-4607.

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