30 U.S.C. § 224 — Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease
U.S.C. Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING 30 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING CHAPTER 3A - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS SUBCHAPTER IV - OIL AND GAS Sec. 224 - Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§224. Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease
Until the permittee shall apply for lease to the one quarter of the permit area heretofore provided for he shall pay to the United States 20 per centum of the gross value of all oil or gas secured by him from the lands embraced within his permit and sold or otherwise disposed of or held by him for sale or other disposition.
(Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, §15, 41 Stat. 442.)