Section 9946 Of Chapter 15. Leases From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 15.
9946
. (a) Subject to Section 9947, an order authorizing the
execution of a lease shall set forth the minimum rental or royalty or
both and the period of the lease.
(b) The order may authorize other terms and conditions of the
lease, including, with respect to a lease for the purpose of
exploration for or production or removal of minerals, oil, gas, or
other hydrocarbon substances, or geothermal energy, any one or more
of the following provisions:
(1) A provision for the payment of rental and royalty to a
depositary.
(2) A provision for the appointment of a common agent to represent
the interests of all the lessors.
(3) A provision for the payment of a compensatory royalty in lieu
of rental and in lieu of drilling and producing operations on the
land covered by the lease.
(4) A provision empowering the lessee to enter into any agreement
authorized by Section 3301 of the Public Resources Code with respect
to the land covered by the lease.
(5) A provision for a community oil lease or a pooling or
unitization by the lessee.
(c) If the lease covers additional property owned by other persons
or an undivided or other interest of the decedent less than the
entire ownership in the property, the order may authorize the lease
to provide for division of rental and royalty in the proportion that
the land or interest of each owner bears to the total area of the
land or total interests covered by the lease.