Mississippi SB2353 would revert mineral rights to surface owners after ten years of nonproduction.
Mississippi SB2353 establishes that mineral estates separated from the surface estate after January 1, 2025, will revert to the surface owner if there is no production for ten years. This applies to both oil and gas. The ten-year period can be interrupted if there is a bona fide attempt to drill or produce minerals, but it will restart if there is no production. The act defines nonproduction and outlines the conditions under which the ten-year period may be interrupted. The reversion takes effect from July 1, 2026.
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