§ 55-201 Duty of lessee to have forfeited lease released; publication notice; affidavit to be recorded; notice to landowner; remedies
§ 55-202 Same; action to obtain release; damages, costs and attorney’s fees; attachment
§ 55-205 Record of lease as notice for definite term; extension upon contingency, affidavit
§ 55-206 Demand for release before bringing action; evidence
§ 55-207 Lien of contractor on gas and oil leasehold or pipeline for labor and material; filing of statement
§ 55-208 Lien of subcontractor or materialman on gas and oil leasehold or pipeline
§ 55-209 Lien statement for labor or materials; filing and record in district court
§ 55-210 Same; enforcement of liens
§ 55-211 Lease of school grounds for drilling for oil and gas
§ 55-211a Lease of lands by municipal corporations, board of park commissioners, improvement districts or other public agency or quasi-municipal corporation; disposition of moneys
§ 55-211b Same; validation of prior leases
§ 55-212 Lien of transporter of oil-field equipment, labor and materials; definitions
§ 55-213 Same; extent of lien
§ 55-214 Lien of transporter of oil-field equipment; filing of statement; service of notice; removal of equipment to another county
§ 55-215 Same; time for actions
§ 55-216 Certain leases unrecorded prior to January 1, 1952, void
§ 55-217 Same; certain assignments executed prior to January 1, 1925, not to be recorded
§ 55-218 Same; expunging certain purported assignments from records
§ 55-219 Receiver for minority mineral interest in action where location of defendant-owner unknown
§ 55-220 Same; contents of petition; hearing; notice; dismissal as to certain defendants; appointment of receiver
§ 55-221 Duties of receiver for minority mineral interest; duties of court
§ 55-222 Severability
§ 55-223 Implied covenant to explore and develop minerals established; burden upon lessee
§ 55-224 Same; presumption of breach of covenant, when
§ 55-225 Same; presumption overcome by proof of compliance
§ 55-226 Same; remedies for breach; authority of court
§ 55-227 Same; action for breach not permissible, when
§ 55-228 Same; waiver of presumption prohibited
§ 55-229 Same; substantive rights and remedies saved; presumption cumulative
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 55 > Article 2 - Leases and Liens

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • oil-field equipment: means oil-field supplies, oil-field machinery, materials, heavy machinery, buildings, tubing, tanks, boilers, engines, casing, wire lines, sucker rods, oil pipelines, gas pipelines and all other material used in digging, drilling, torpedoing, operating, completing, maintaining or repairing any such oil or gas wells or oil pipelines or gas pipelines, or in the construction or dismantling of refineries, casing-head gasoline plant and carbon black plants. See Kansas Statutes 55-212
  • person: includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees and receivers in bankruptcy and reorganization of any group whether or not it is incorporated. See Kansas Statutes 55-212
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.