No mineral lease executed by the owner of the land or minerals under this subchapter is effective until a certified copy of the lease is filed in the land office.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 52.183
EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEASE
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Guaranty Petroleum Corp. v. Armstrong (1980)
Most recently applied in Guaranty Petroleum Corp. v. Armstrong (October 1980)
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2461, ch. 871, art
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