# IDAPA 20.03.16.010: Section 010. Definitions > Idaho · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_20_03_16_010 ## Section - **Citation:** IDAPA 20.03.16.010 - **Heading:** Section 010. Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Idaho - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Idaho Administrative Code / IDAPA 20 (Lands, Department of) / Chapter 20.03.16 / Section 010 ## Text The terms Mineral Lands, Mineral, and Mineral Right are defined in Section 47-701, Idaho Code. The terms Casua l Exploration and Motorized Exploration are defined in Section 47-703A, Idaho Code. The term Legal Subdivision i s defined in Section 58-809, Idaho Code. In addition to the identified definitions in Idaho Code, the followin g definitions apply to these rules: (7-1-25) 01. Board. The Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners or its designee, or where appropriate, th e state of Idaho. (7-1-25) 02. Commission. The Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. (3-18-22) 03. Department. The Idaho Department of Lands. (3-18-22) 04. Director. The Director of the Idaho Department of Lands or their designee. (7-1-25) 05. Exploration. Activities related to the various geological and geophysical methods used to detec t and determine the existence and extent of hydrocarbon deposits. (3-18-22) 06. Final Board Approval. Approval of a Lease occurs after the Lease is signed by the Governor, Secretary of State, and Director, on behalf of the Board, after approval of the Lease by a majority of the Board. Al l approved Leases must first be signed by the Lessee and then by the above-entitled state officials. (7-1-25) 07. Lease. A written agreement between the Department and a Person containing the terms an d conditions upon which the Person will be authorized to use State Lands. (7-1-25) 08. Lessee. The Person to whom a Lease has been issued and his successor in interest or assignee(s). More than one (1) Person may be entered as an applicant on the application form but only one (1) Person will b e designated in the application for Lease or assignment as the Lessee of record with sole responsibility for the Leas e under these rules. (7-1-25) 09. Lessor. The Board on behalf of the state of Idaho. (3-18-22) 10. Natural Gas Plant Liquids. Hydrocarbon compounds in raw gas that are separated as liquids a t gas processing plants, fractionating plants, and cycling plants nly one (1) Person will b e designated in the application for Lease or assignment as the Lessee of record with sole responsibility for the Leas e under these rules. (7-1-25) 09. Lessor. The Board on behalf of the state of Idaho. (3-18-22) 10. Natural Gas Plant Liquids. Hydrocarbon compounds in raw gas that are separated as liquids a t gas processing plants, fractionating plants, and cycling plants. Includes ethane, liquefied petroleum gases (propan e and the butanes), and pentanes plus any heavier hydrocarbon compounds. Component products may be fractionate d or mixed. (3-18-22) 11. Oil and Gas. Oil or gas, or both. (7-1-25) 12. Person. An individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust , unincorporated organization or other legal entity qualified to do business in the state of Idaho, and any federal, state , county, or local unit of government. (7-1-25) 13. Production in Paying Quantities. That gross income from oil and/or gas produced and save d (after deduction of taxes and royalty) that exceeds the cost of operation. (3-18-22) 14. State Lands. Lands, including the beds of navigable waters within Idaho in which the title t o Mineral Rights is owned by the state of Idaho, that are under the jurisdiction and control of the Board or any othe r state agency. (7-1-25) 15. Tract. An expanse of land representing the surface expression of the underlying Mineral estate, which includes oil and gas rights owned by the State, that: (7-1-25) a. May be identified by its public land survey system of rectangular surveys that subdivides an d describes land in the United States in the public domain and is regulated by the U.S. Department of the Interior , Bureau of Land Management; (3-18-22) b. Is of no particular size; (3-18-22) c. Is a maximum size of six hundred forty (640) acres or one section, unless otherwise determined b y the Director; (3-18-22) d. May be irregular in form; (3-18-22) e. Is contiguous; (3-18-22) f. May lie in more than one township or one section; (3-18-22) g c domain and is regulated by the U.S. Department of the Interior , Bureau of Land Management; (3-18-22) b. Is of no particular size; (3-18-22) c. Is a maximum size of six hundred forty (640) acres or one section, unless otherwise determined b y the Director; (3-18-22) d. May be irregular in form; (3-18-22) e. Is contiguous; (3-18-22) f. May lie in more than one township or one section; (3-18-22) g. May have a boundary defined entirely or in part by natural monuments such as streams, divides, or straight lines connecting prominent features of topography; (3-18-22) h. May include the Mineral estate beneath navigable waters of the State; and (7-1-25) i. May be combined with other Tracts to form a Lease. (7-1-25) 011. -- 019. (RESERVED) ## Nearby sections - [IDAPA 20.03.16.000 Section 000. Legal Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_20_03_16_000.md) - [IDAPA 20.03.16.001 Section 001. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_20_03_16_001.md) - [IDAPA 20.03.16.002 Section 002. Administrative Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_20_03_16_002.md) - [IDAPA 20.03.16.010 Section 010. 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