September 2004 Lease Sale Announced by Mineral Board

The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on September 8, 2004, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room located in the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.

Below are the preliminary results of the lease sale.

CLASSIFICATION	NOMINATED TRACTS	NOMINATED ACREAGE	LEASES AWARDED	NO. OF ACRES	AMOUNT OF CASH PAYMENTS
Lease Sale September 8, 2004
State Offshore Leases	20	25,670.690	7	3,565.590	$1,129,757.65
State Onshore Leases	122	192,508.861	37	6,546.891	$1,863,231.38
State Dedicated Leases	6	6,231.340	2	423.280	$179,389.18
State Agency Leases	2	644.150	1	3.230	$1,214.48
Total Sale	150	225,055.041	47	10,538.991	$3,173,592.69

2004-2005 Fiscal Year
State Offshore Leases	45	62,406.640	14	6,023.530	$2,071,693.14
State Onshore Leases	238	320,282.681	77	15,953.221	$4,573,267.44
State Dedicated Leases	18	24,300.990	7	940.700	$504,467.52
State Agency Leases	11	1,535.533	8	320.553	$58,470.44
Total Year to Date	312	408,525.844	106	23,238.004	$7,207,898.54

Editors: For information, contact Rick Heck at (225) 342-6122 or DNR Assistant Secretary Office of Mineral Resources Gus Rodemacher at (225) 342-4607.