Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 78 Mines, Minerals, And Petroleum - Chapter 78.22 Extinguishment Of Unused Mineral Rights

  • 78.22.010 Extinguishment of unused mineral rights authorized
    Any mineral interest, if unused for a period of twenty years, may be extinguished by the surface owner as set forth in RCW 78.22.050 and ...
  • 78.22.020 "Mineral interest" defined
    A mineral interest means the interest which is created by an instrument transferring, either by grant, assignment, or reservation, or otherwise an interest, of any ...
  • 78.22.030 Acts constituting use of mineral interest
    A mineral interest is used if: (1) Any minerals produced have been in connection with the mineral interest; (2) Operations for injection, withdrawal, storage or ...
  • 78.22.040 Statement of claim -- Contents -- Fees -- Filing
    The statement of claim referred to in RCW 78.22.030(9) shall be filed by the current owner of the mineral interest prior to the end of ...
  • 78.22.050 Extinguishment of mineral interest -- Procedure
    (1) After the later of the expiration of the twenty-year period set forth in RCW 78.22.010 or two years after June 7, 1984, the surface ...
  • 78.22.060 Presumption of extinguishment -- Conditions -- Statement of claim -- Filing, recording, indexing
    Upon payment of fees provided in RCW 36.18.010, and if the surface owner files the claim of abandonment and extinguishment, together with a copy of ...
  • 78.22.070 Statement of claim -- Notice and affidavit of publication -- Auditor's duties
    Upon receipt, the county auditor shall record a statement of claim or a notice and affidavit of publication in the dormant mineral interest index. When ...
  • 78.22.080 Exemptions from claim of abandonment and extinguishment
    Mineral interests retained or owned by any public entity or mineral interests resulting from land exchanges between public and private owners shall not be subject ...
  • 78.22.090 Waiver prohibited
    The provisions of this chapter may not be waived at any time prior to the expiration of the twenty-year period under RCW 78.22.010.[1984 c 252 ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009