Show Petroleum royalty payments payment highest in fn Uintah County Petroleum production on federal lands in Utah increased from Irom million barrels to million barrels natural gas production however decreased to billion cubic feet leet from billion cubic feet and production of oil and gas liquids increased from million to million gallons during the just ended fiscal year July 1 t 1972 to June 30 1973 reports Carlton Stowe Utah Geological and Mineral Survey TWO ANNUAL reports just issued reflect significant changes in Utah's mineral mineraI development notes Mr Stowe The Bureau of 01 Land Management has compiled its Facts and Figures for Utah 1973 and the Utah State Division of Lands has issued its annual report Both cover the fiscal year period Two categories stand out in both of 01 the reports Orts The Bureau of Land Management reports mineral mineraI income royalties leases and rentals for lor the year amounted to or percent of 01 the total income off lands of Mineral income leases and rentals on State land was compared to for the year bel before ore MINERAL PE PERMITS l and licenses on federal lands increased increased increased in in- creased from 1383 to 2 2535 for lor petroleum the largest of of- mineral mineraI permits issued These more than tripled in size from the year before of to acres State lands include acres under oil and gas lease The Bureau of Land Management administered percent of et the acres comprising Utah lands during the year or acres Fee lands include some million acres The State of Utah has approximately million acres and water covers acres acres The balance is still held by the he U. U S S. S Government roughly some acres ROYALTY PAYMENTS for lor forthe the 1973 fiscal year were highest in Uintah County where is recorded Primarily a result of ot the Bluebell Altamont-Bluebell portion of Uintah County San Juan County second recorded a total of Carbon County's royalty amounted to An overwhelming increase in royalty is noted in Duchesne County where the year before it was 13 and is now again resulting from the Bluebell Altamont-Bluebell field development A TOTAL of acres are under state land lease in Uintah County acres in San Juan and although a relatively low royalty payment is recorded for Grand County that county has acres under underlease lease |