The Surface Use Agreement is a ready-to-use agriculture & land template you can send for signature in minutes. It is written for 2 signers (landowner and operator) and, by default, expires 30 days after it is sent if left unsigned. It covers surface use, oil, gas, energy, landowner, operator. Like every Abundera Sign template it is a convenience draft structured for ESIGN Act and UETA compliance, not a substitute for legal advice. Each signed copy is sealed with PAdES-LTA digital signatures, dual RFC 3161 timestamps, and a tamper-evident evidence package in WORM storage.
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# Surface Use Agreement This Surface Use Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of ___________ by and between: **Landowner:** ___________, residing at or with a mailing address of ___________ ("Landowner"); and **Operator:** ___________, a ___________ with its principal place of business at ___________ ("Operator"). --- ## 1. Property Description This Agreement applies to the following described real property (the "Property"), owned or occupied by Landowner: **County and State:** ___________ **Legal Description:** ___________ **Gross Surface Acres (approximate):** ___________ **Parcel / APN:** ___________ --- ## 2. Purpose and Scope Operator holds or intends to acquire oil and gas leasehold rights in the mineral estate underlying the Property pursuant to ___________ ("Mineral Lease"). This Agreement governs the manner in which Operator may use the surface of the Property to exercise its rights under the Mineral Lease, including: (a) Conducting seismic surveys, geophysical testing, and geologic studies; (b) Drilling, completing, recompleting, reworking, and plugging wells; (c) Installing, operating, and maintaining wellheads, tanks, separators, and related surface equipment; (d) Constructing and using roads, pipeline corridors, power lines, and communication infrastructure as necessary for operations; (e) Disposing of produced water in an authorized manner; and