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LDEQ May Require Louisiana Facilities Exempt From Air Permitting to Maintain Emission Records

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30:2054(B)(2)(b)(ix) (as enacted by Act 918 in 2003). The original exemption did not authorize LDEQ to mandate the maintenance of emissions records for exempt sources. 5112, Table 51.1.

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Production in Paying Quantities: Maintaining Mineral Leases Beyond Their Primary Terms with Production of Oil or Gas

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11] In the current economic climate, slim margins can raise lease maintenance questions concerning production in paying quantities. 2003) (citing Louisiana Mineral Code article 124). [3] 5] They include fixed or periodic cash expenditures incurred in the daily operation of a well. [6] McKinney , 545 So. 2d 1216, 1220 (La.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Addresses: (1) Creation of Mineral Servitudes Via Notarial Acts of Correction; (2) Obstacles Suspending the Prescription of Nonuse from Running Against Mineral Servitudes; and (3) Payment of Court Costs in Concursus Actions

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19] Petro-Chem then requested that the surface owner, Lott, obtain a Compatible Use Authorization (“CUA permit”) from the USDA, which would be required before the spudding of Petro-Chem’s proposed unit well on December 17, 2003. [20] 20] The CUA permit was obtained on January 20, 2004.

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