# Mineral Rights in Utah: Ownership, Dormancy, Leasing & Taxes
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> How Utah mineral rights law works: the DOGM, utah has no dormant mineral statute, severance and property taxes, and how land is described. Source-linked, educational.

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**Generated:** 2026-08-16 (heuristic; server-side extraction)

## Answer
Mineral rights in Utah are governed by Utah property and oil and gas law and regulated by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining (DOGM). Whether a severed interest can lapse from non-use, how oil and gas production is taxed, and how land is legally described all follow Utah-specific rules — set out below with the Utah authorities that govern them. Frequently asked questions Can I lose my mineral rights in Utah for non-use? Severed Utah minerals do not lapse for non-use. Utah's Marketable Record Title Act is the only state statute that extinguishes stale interests, and it expressly states it may not be applied to extinguish any interest in minerals or the rights exercisable in connection with them. Who regulates oil and gas in Utah? Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. DOGM permits Utah wells and publishes the production records we check on every Utah evaluation. How are Utah oil and gas royalties taxed? The tier applies to per-unit value, so at any realistic modern price the first tranche is taxed at 3% and everything above it at 5%, blending to slightly under 5%: How is Utah mineral property described? Utah is a rectangular-survey state. Nearly all of Utah is surveyed off the Salt Lake Base and Meridian, but a portion of the Uinta Basin in the northeast runs off the Uintah Special Base and Meridian.

## Page Outline
- Mineral Rights in Utah: The Law
  - The regulator: Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
  - Utah has no dormant mineral statute
  - Utah tiers its severance tax by per-unit value
  - Utah assesses centrally, not by county
  - Section-township-range — but check the meridian
  - Where oil and gas is produced in Utah
  - What this means for Utah mineral owners
  - Related reading
  - Frequently asked questions
  - Ready to Sell Your Mineral Rights?

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