§ 103. — Patents for oil or gas lands not denied because of transfer before discovery of oil or gas; acreage limitation; nonapplication to withdraw lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC103]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 3--LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS,
SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE
SUBCHAPTER III--PETROLEUM, OTHER MINERAL OIL, OR GAS LAND ENTRIES UNDER
MINING LAWS
Sec. 103. Patents for oil or gas lands not denied because of
transfer before discovery of oil or gas; acreage limitation;
nonapplication to withdraw lands
In no case shall patent be denied to or for any lands located or
claimed prior to March 2, 1911, under the mining laws of the United
States containing petroleum, mineral oil, or gas solely because of any
transfer or assignment thereof or of any interest or interests therein
by the original locator or locators, or any of them, to any qualified
persons or person or corporation, prior to discovery of oil or gas
therein, but if such claim is in all other respects valid and regular,
patent therefor not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres in any one
claim shall issue to the holder or holders thereof, as in other cases.
The above provisions shall not apply where such lands were at the time
of inception of development on or under such claim withdrawn from
mineral entry.
(Mar. 2, 1911, ch. 201, Sec. 1, 36 Stat. 1015.)
References in Text
The mining laws of the United States, referred to in text, are
classified generally to this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 104 of this title.
