Minor lease transactions in December

Aurora Gas LLC is looking to transfer a small royalty interest in four segments of ADL 388233 to Apache Alaska Corp, according to the December 2014 lease report from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The lease is on the west side of Cook Inlet, where Apache and Aurora have previously engaged in small lease transactions.

Windmill Canyon LLC is looking to transfer a 0.25 percent royalty interest in some 47 leases in the Nenana basin to Doyon Ltd. The companies previously partnered on a Nenana basin exploration venture, along with several other small independent companies.

Independent investor J. Andrew Bachner is looking to transfer a 0.1 percent royalty interest in ADL 391001 to David G. Feddersen and a 0.2 percent royalty interest in the same lease to Keith C. Forsgren. The Badami unit lease is on the eastern North Slope.

Rosemary G. Hayes is looking to transfer small royalty interests in five Cook Inlet leases- ADL 381003, ADL 381201, ADL 381203, ADL 374002 and ADL 378114 - to Cook Inlet Energy LLC. The leases are assigned to the Redoubt unit.

- Eric Lidji