State Mineral Board reports April lease sale data

The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on April 12, 2006, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.

Below are the preliminary results of the lease sale and 2005-2006 Fiscal Year totals.

Classification	Nominated	Nominated	Leases	No. of	Amount of
	Tracts	Acreage	Awarded	Acres	Cash Payments
Lease Sale April 12, 2006
State Offshore Leases	16	14,567.710	2	1,141.780	$1,312,000.00
State Onshore Leases	62	61,417.790	25	4,788.762	$1,625,265.57
State Dedicated Leases	0	0.000	0	0.000	$0.00
State Agency Leases	1	6.000	1	6.000	$1,800.00
Total Sale	79	75,991.500	28	5,936.542	$2,939,065.57
2005-2006 Fiscal Year
State Offshore Leases	152	160,702.520	38	21,226.140	$6,729,099.59
State Onshore Leases	596	628,185.880	248	55,725.352	$21,627,351.30
State Dedicated Leases	42	61,016.050	9	3,990.470	$1,854,812.74
State Agency Leases	30	5,318.398	30	3,490.747	$921,808.05
Total Year to Date	820	855,222.848	325	84,432.709	$31,133,071.68

Editors: For information, contact DNR Acting Assistant Secretary Office of Mineral Resources Victor Vaughn at225.342.7121 or Rick Heck at 225.342.6122.