# La. Rev. Stat. § 31:6: Right to search for fugitive minerals; elements of ownership of land

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## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 31:6
- **Heading:** Right to search for fugitive minerals; elements of ownership of land
- **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 6

## Text

Ownership of land does not include ownership of oil, gas, and other minerals occurring naturally in liquid or gaseous form, or of any elements or compounds in solution, emulsion, or association with such minerals. The landowner has the exclusive right to explore and develop his property for the production of such minerals and to reduce them to possession and ownership.

Acts 1974, No. 50, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.

## Nearby sections

- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:1 Title and form of citation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S1.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:2 Relation to Civil Code](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S2.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:3 Freedom of contract and limitations thereon](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S3.md)
- [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)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:7 When minerals reduced to possession](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S7.md)
- [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)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:10 Liability to others with interests in common reservoir or deposit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S10.md)
- [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)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:12 Protection of landowner's interest in minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S12.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:13 Damages for removal of solid minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S13.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:14 Drainage of fugitive minerals; exclusion of liability; exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S14.md)

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