July 3, 2023

Minerals Management

Direct Oil and Gas Lease Nondevelopment:
Oil and gas lease rights to 40.09 acres, more or less, of state-owned Michigan
Department of Natural Resources oil and gas rights located in the SW1/4 SE1/4, NW1/4 SE1/4, NE1/4 SE1/4, NE1/4 SE1/4 and SE1/4 SW1/4, SW1/4 SW1/4, NE1/4 SW1/4, Section 19, T02N, R09W, Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, has been requested by Savoy Energy, L.P. of Traverse City, Michigan.
Contact: Kim Venne, vennek@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer

Direct Oil and Gas Lease Nondevelopment:
Oil and gas lease rights to 5.82 acres, more or less, of state-owned Michigan
Department of Natural Resources oil and gas rights located in the SW1/4 SW1/4 and NW1/4 SW1/4, Section 29, T17N, R04W, Grant Township, Clare County, has been requested by West Bay Exploration Company of Traverse City, Michigan.
Contact: Kim Venne, vennek@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer

Sale of Minerals and Allied Rights (MPA 1149):
This amendment is to reflect correct surface ownership described as:
Conveyance of ingress and egress to watercourses and mineral rights for a parcel in, SE1/4 NW1/4; and the SW1/4 NW1/4, EXCEPT the West 400 feet thereof, and the West 400 feet of the SW1/4 NW1/4, T27N, R16W, Section 35, Township of Lake, Benzie County, has been requested by A. Richard Frank, Trustee of the A. Richard Frank Living Trust, U/T/D August 12, 1993, as amended – an undivided 99% interest and Susan Marie Frank, an adult woman – an undivided 1% interest.
Contact: Angie Herrera, herreraa2@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer

Sale of Minerals and Allied Rights (MPA 1151):
Conveyance of the ingress and egress to watercourses and mineral rights for a parcel located in, Omena Heights, Block Two (2); Lots One, Two, and Four (1, 2, and 4), according to the plat thereof, NW1/4 NE1/4, T31N, R10W, Section 36, Leelanau County, Michigan, has been requested by Omena Hts Smith Orchards, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company. 
Contact: Angie Herrera, herreraa2@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer

Sale of Minerals and Allied Rights (MPA 1152):
Conveyance of the mineral and allied rights for a parcel located in Urbandale #1; That pt Lots 400-405 which lies NW'LY of a ln desc as beg at pt on N ln of Lot 415, 112.05 ft E of NW cor - S 09D 26' 00" W a distance of 679.16 ft to a pt of ending on W ln of Lot 400 which is 189.05 ft fr SW cor of Lot 396, T04N, R02W, Section 14, City of Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, has been requested by Holly N. Harding. 
Contact: Angie Herrera, herreraa2@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer

 

Real Estate Services

Information Contact: Paul Johnson, 517-284-5972; Decision-maker: DNR Director

Land Acquisitions

Land Transaction Case No. 20220205 404.2 acres
Forest Resources Division – Pigeon River Country State Forest
Otsego County, Corwith Township, T32N, R02W 
Section 36 EXCEPT the East 3580 feet of the South 1980 feet and EXCEPT the North 1600 feet of the South 3580 feet of the East 1980 feet.

Land Transaction Case No. 20220225 65.5 acres
Wildlife Division – Southwestern Lower Peninsula Region
Ionia County, Danby Township, T05N, R05W 
Section 22: Part of the NW 1/4, and
Section 21: Part of the NE 1/4, as more accurately described in the case file.

Land Transaction Case No. 20220237 107.5 acres
Wildlife Division – Southeastern Lower Peninsula Region
Saginaw County, St. Charles Township, T10N, R03E 
Section 4: Blocks 1-6, 12-17 and various other blocks and lots lying E of Michigan Central Railroad in the Village of North St. Charles, and all that part of the W 3/4 of the S 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the section as more accurately described in the case file.

State Forest Easement Acquisitions

Land Transaction Case No. 20220216 Four 30-foot easements of varying length
Forest Resources Division – Newberry Management Unit
Luce County, McMillian Township, T47N, R09W 
Section 15: A 430-foot-long easement over the N1/2 of the NW1/4 of the SW1/4 (Easement 1)
Section 15: A 1,370-foot-long easement over the SE1/4 of the NW1/4 (Easement 2)
Section 16: A 1,190-foot-long easement over the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 (Easement 3) Section 15: A 930-foot-long easement over the SW1/4 of the NW1/4 (Easement 4)

Sale of Surplus Land

Land Transaction Case No. 20220234 36.34 acres
Forest Resources Division – Atlanta Management Unit
Montmorency County, Loud Township, T29N, R03E 
Section 6: The North 230 feet of the South 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4, except the North 100 feet of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 AND the East 560 feet of the North 1548.05 feet of the Southwest 1/4 AND the East 560 feet of the South 430 feet of the Northwest 1/4.

Land Transaction Case No. 20230030 .09 acre
Forest Resources Division – Cadillac Management Unit
Wexford County, Haring Township, T22N, R09W 
Section 26: The W 66 feet of the SW1/4 of the SW1/4.

 

Forest Resources