# La. Rev. Stat. § 31:156: Interruption of possession by use or exercise of mineral rights

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## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 31:156
- **Heading:** Interruption of possession by use or exercise of mineral rights
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 31 / Section 156

## Text

Possession of mineral rights under Article 154 or 155 is lost by adverse use or exercise of them according to their nature. Loss of possession occurs although the production or operations constituting the adverse use or exercise are not on the land being possessed. It is sufficient that the production or operations constitute a use of the mineral rights according to the title of the owner thereof. In the case of a mineral lease, the use or exercise must be such that it would interrupt the prescription of nonuse if the lessee had been the owner of a mineral servitude.

Acts 1974, No. 50, §156, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2023, No. 88, §1.

## Nearby sections

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- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:4 Substances to which Code applicable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S4.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:5 Ownership of solid minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S5.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:6 Right to search for fugitive minerals; elements of ownership of land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S6.md)
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- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:8 Landowner's right of enjoyment for mineral extraction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S8.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:9 Correlative rights of owners of common reservoir or deposit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S9.md)
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- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:11 Reasonable regard for concurrent uses of the land burdened by mineral rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S11.md)
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