Common use of Abandonment of Properties Clause in Contracts

Abandonment of Properties. If either Participant desires to abandon, release or surrender its rights to a part of the Properties at any time, it shall notify the other Participant and offer to convey to the other Participant at no cost the part of those parts of the Properties it intends to abandon, release or surrender. If the other Participant does not accept the offer within thirty (30) days of the notice, the notifying Participant may abandon, release, or surrender that part of those Properties without liability or obligation to the other Participant for such abandonment, release or surrender but any liability for reclamation or to any third party arising before such event shall be unaffected. Properties that are abandoned, released, surrendered, or conveyed to the other Participant pursuant to this Section 6.3 shall cease to be part of the Properties and the Area of Interest.