Montana Code 77-3-434. Manner of making royalty payment

77-3-434. Manner of making royalty payment. Such lease shall provide for the rendering of payment of such royalty on all oil and gas produced and saved and sold or used off the premises in the following manner and upon the following terms:

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Terms Used In Montana Code 77-3-434

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}
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203

(1)the lessee shall pay to the state in cash, for all oil and gas royalty reserved, the posted field price existing on the day such oil or gas is run into any pipeline or storage tank to the credit of the lessee, plus any bonus actually paid or agreed to be paid to the lessee for such oil or gas; or

(2)at the option of the state exercised in writing by the board not oftener than every 30 days, the lessee shall deliver the state’s royalty oil or gas free of cost or deductions into the pipeline to which the wells of the lessee may be connected or into any storage designated by the state and connected with such wells.

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