Title 31. Mineral Code
Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions
Chapter 2. The Landowner's Rights In Minerals
Chapter 3. The Nature of Mineral Rights and the Capacity, Authority, and Formalities Necessary to Their Creation
Chapter 4. The Mineral Servitude
- Part 1. The Nature of the Mineral Servitude
- Part 2. Who May Create Mineral Servitudes
- Part 3. Modes of Extinction of Mineral Servitudes
- Part 4. Commencement of Prescription
- Part 5. Indivisibility of the Mineral Servitude
- Part 6. Conventional Alteration of the Legal Incidents of Creation of a Mineral Servitude
- Part 7. Transactions Involving Outstanding Mineral Servitudes
Chapter 5. The Mineral Royalty
- Part 1. The Nature of the Mineral Royalty
- Part 2. Who May Create a Mineral Royalty
- Part 3. Modes of Extinction of the Mineral Royalty
- Part 4. Commencement of Prescription
- Part 5. Indivisibility of the Mineral Royalty
- Part 6. Conventional Alteration of the Legal Incidents of Creation of a Mineral Royalty
- Part 7. Transactions Involving Outstanding Mineral Royalties
Chapter 6. Executive Rights
- La. R.S. § 31:105 Nature of Executive Right
- La. R.S. § 31:106 Executive Right a Mineral Right
- La. R.S. § 31:107 Interruption of Prescription Accruing Against Executive Right
- La. R.S. § 31:108 Nature of Executive and Nonexecutive Interests
- La. R.S. § 31:109 Obligation of Owner of Executive Interest
- La. R.S. § 31:110 Lease In Violation of Obligation Valid; Right of Nonexecutive to Damages
- La. R.S. § 31:111 Effect of Certain Transactions Involving Executive Right
- La. R.S. § 31:112 Right of Nonexecutive to Operate
- La. R.S. § 31:113 Executive Right As Appendage of Another Mineral Right
Chapter 7. The Mineral Lease
- Part 1. The Nature of the Mineral Lease
- Part 2. Who May Grant Mineral Leases
- Part 3. The Obligations of the Lessor
- Part 4. The Obligations of the Lessee
- Part 5. Transactions Involving the Lessee's Interest
- Part 6. Termination and Remedies For Violation
- Part 7. Leases Involving Outstanding Mineral Rights
- Part 8. The Lessor's Privilege
Chapter 8. Mineral Rights In Land Acquired Or Expropriated By Governments Or Governmental Agencies
- La. R.S. § 31:149 [Effective Until 1/10/2024] Mineral Rights Reserved From Acquisitions of Land By Governments Or Agencies Thereof Imprescriptible; Prescriptive Period In Acquisitions For Economic Development
- La. R.S. § 31:149 [Effective 1/10/2024] Mineral Rights Reserved From Acquisitions of Land By Governments Or Agencies Thereof Imprescriptible; Prescriptive Period In Acquisitions For Economic Development
- La. R.S. § 31:149.1 [Repealed]
- La. R.S. § 31:149.2 [Repealed]
- La. R.S. § 31:149.3 [Repealed]
- La. R.S. § 31:150 [Repealed]
- La. R.S. § 31:151 [Repealed]
- La. R.S. § 31:152 [Repealed]
Chapter 11. Rights of Usufructuaries In Minerals
- La. R.S. § 31:188 Mineral Rights Not Included In Usufruct of Land Except As Specifically Provided
- La. R.S. § 31:189 Conventional Usufruct May Include Enjoyment of Mineral Rights
- La. R.S. § 31:190 Usufructuary of Land Entitled to Enjoyment of Mines Or Quarries Worked; Exception
- La. R.S. § 31:191 When Oil and Gas Wells and Lignite Operations Considered Open Mines
- La. R.S. § 31:192 Right of Usufructuary of Land to Grant Lease
- La. R.S. § 31:193 Nature of Usufruct of a Mineral Right
- La. R.S. § 31:194 Usufructuary Not Obligated to Account to Naked Owner
- La. R.S. § 31:195 Right of Naked Owner of Land to Enjoyment of Minerals
- La. R.S. § 31:196 Obligations of Naked Owner Arising From Enjoyment of Rights In Minerals
Chapter 12. Secured Rights In Mineral Rights
Chapter 13. Miscellaneous Provisions
- Part I. Demand For Authorization to Cancel Extinguished Mineral Right From Public Records
- Part 2. Protection of Purchasers of Production; Compelling Payment For Production
- Part 2-A. Production Payments and Royalty Payments to Other Than Mineral Lessor; Remedies of Obligee
- Part 2-B. General Provisions Relating to Payment
- Part 3. Definitions
- Part 4. Application of Code
- Part 5. Operating Agreements