Any lease of rights to drill for and use oil, natural gas, or minerals on public or private lands must not allow drilling for or use of geothermal energy by the lessee unless the instrument creating the lease specifically provides for such use.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-330
Oil, natural gas, or minerals drilling leases, specific reference to geothermal energy drilling rights required
1984 Act No. 375, SECTION 1; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, SECTION 7.M, eff July 1, 2015.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.