### Question
How is the "in marketable condition" defined?


### Answer
The term **in marketable condition** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 15902* as follows -

> sufficiently free from impurities and otherwise in a condition that the royalty production will be accepted by a purchaser under a sales contract typical of the field or area in which the royalty production was produced

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 15902*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 149-ENERGY POLICY, 2005 > SUBCHAPTER III-OIL AND GAS > Part A-Production Incentives**

