OIL & GAS LEASING FOR TRIBAL MINERALS
Oil and Gas Leasing for the Choctaw & Chickasaw Tribal Lands and Arkansas Riverbed Properties is governed by 25 CFR 211.
In order to lease a property an interested company may request the BIA to advertise the mineral interest or the Nations can negotiate an oil and gas lease pursuant to 25 CFR 211, section 211.20 Leasing Procedures.
The Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and the Arkansas Riverbed Authority consider any unleased properties within a spacing order that has a producing gas well to be in Trespass. If you are an Operator, who has failed to obtain a valid oil and gas lease on the Nation's Minerals Interest, you should contact crobertson3@cox.net. or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.