30 U.S.C. § 224 : US Code - Section 224: Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease

Search 30 U.S.C. § 224 : US Code - Section 224: Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease

Until the permittee shall apply for lease to the one quarter of
the permit area heretofore provided for he shall pay to the United
States 20 per centum of the gross value of all oil or gas secured
by him from the lands embraced within his permit and sold or
otherwise disposed of or held by him for sale or other disposition.