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TX Nat Res Code § 91.704 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter P. Certificate of Compliance|Section 91.704. Cancellation of Certificate

Sec. 91.704.  CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE.  The commission may cancel any certificate of compliance issued under the provisions of this subchapter if it appears that the owner or operator of a well covered by the provisions of the certificate, in the operation of the well or the production of oil or gas from the well, has violated or is violating this title, Section 26.131, Water Code, or Subchapter C, Chapter 27, Water Code, a rule adopted or order issued under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable, or a license, permit, or certificate issued to the owner or operator under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable.  Before canceling a certificate of compliance, the commission shall give notice to the owner or operator by personal service or by registered or certified mail of the facts or conduct alleged to warrant the cancellation and shall give the owner or operator an opportunity to show compliance with all requirements of law for retention of the certificate as required by Section 2001.054, Government Code.|Redesignated from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 85 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.705 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter P. Certificate of Compliance|Section 91.705. Effect of Cancellation on Operator of Pipeline or Other Carrier

Sec. 91.705.  EFFECT OF CANCELLATION ON OPERATOR OF PIPELINE OR OTHER CARRIER.  (a)  On notice from the commission to the operator of a pipeline or other carrier connected to a well that the certificate of compliance pertaining to that well has been cancelled, the operator of the pipeline or other carrier shall disconnect from the well.(b)  It shall be unlawful for the operator of a pipeline or other carrier to reconnect to the well until a new certificate of compliance has been issued by the commission.|Redesignated from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 85 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.706 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter P. Certificate of Compliance|Section 91.706. Effect of Cancellation on Owner or Operator of Well

Sec. 91.706.  EFFECT OF CANCELLATION ON OWNER OR OPERATOR OF WELL.  (a)  On notice from the commission that a certificate of compliance for a well has been cancelled, it shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of the well to use the well for production, injection, or disposal until a new certificate of compliance covering the well has been issued by the commission.(b)  If an operator uses or reports use of a well for production, injection, or disposal for which the operator's certificate of compliance has been cancelled, the commission may refuse to renew the operator's organization report required by Section 91.142 until the operator pays the fee required by Section 91.707 and the commission issues the certificate of compliance required for that well.|Redesignated from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 85 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.707 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter P. Certificate of Compliance|Section 91.707. Fee for Reissued Certificate

Sec. 91.707.  FEE FOR REISSUED CERTIFICATE.  (a)  If a certificate of compliance for a well has been canceled for one or more violations of provisions of this title, Section 26.131, Water Code, or Subchapter C, Chapter 27, Water Code, rules adopted or orders issued under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable, or licenses, permits, or certificates issued to the owner or operator of the well under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable, the commission may not issue a new certificate of compliance until the owner or operator submits to the commission a nonrefundable fee of $300 for each severance or seal order issued for the well.(b)  Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.|Redesignated from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 85 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.24, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.751 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter Q. Notice of Permit for Certain Oil and Gas Operations|Section 91.751. Definition

Sec. 91.751.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "surface owner" means the first person who is shown on the appraisal roll of the appraisal district established for the county in which a tract of land is located as owning an interest in the surface estate of the land at the time notice is required to be given under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (H.B. 630), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Renumbered from Natural Resources Code, Section 91.701 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(71), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.752 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter Q. Notice of Permit for Certain Oil and Gas Operations|Section 91.752. Applicability

Sec. 91.752.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only to the drilling of a new oil or gas well or the reentry of a plugged and abandoned oil or gas well.  This subchapter does not apply to:(1)  the plugging back, reworking, sidetracking, or deepening of an existing oil or gas well that has not been plugged and abandoned; or(2)  the use of a surface location that is the site of an existing oil or gas well that has not been plugged and abandoned to drill a horizontal oil or gas well.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (H.B. 630), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Renumbered from Natural Resources Code, Section 91.702 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(71), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.753 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter Q. Notice of Permit for Certain Oil and Gas Operations|Section 91.753. Notice Required

Sec. 91.753.  NOTICE REQUIRED.  (a)  Not later than the 15th business day after the date the commission issues an oil or gas well operator a permit to drill a new oil or gas well or to reenter a plugged and abandoned oil or gas well, the operator shall give written notice of the issuance of the permit to the surface owner of the tract of land on which the well is located or is proposed to be located.(b)  An oil or gas well operator is not required to give notice under this subchapter to a surface owner if:(1)  the operator and the surface owner have entered into an agreement that contains alternative provisions regarding the operator's obligation to give notice of oil and gas operations; or(2)  the surface owner has waived in writing the owner's right to notice under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (H.B. 630), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Renumbered from Natural Resources Code, Section 91.703 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(71), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.754 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter Q. Notice of Permit for Certain Oil and Gas Operations|Section 91.754. Address for Notice

Sec. 91.754.  ADDRESS FOR NOTICE.  The notice must be given to the surface owner at the surface owner's address as shown by the records of the county tax assessor-collector at the time the notice is given.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (H.B. 630), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Renumbered from Natural Resources Code, Section 91.704 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(71), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.755 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter Q. Notice of Permit for Certain Oil and Gas Operations|Section 91.755. Commission Permits and Rights of Owner of Mineral Estate Not Affected

Sec. 91.755.  COMMISSION PERMITS AND RIGHTS OF OWNER OF MINERAL ESTATE NOT AFFECTED.  (a)  This subchapter does not affect the status of any rule of law to the effect that the mineral estate in land is dominant over the surface estate.(b)  Failure to give notice as required by this subchapter does not restrict, limit, work as a forfeiture of, or terminate any existing or future permit issued by the commission or right to develop the mineral estate in land.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (H.B. 630), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Renumbered from Natural Resources Code, Section 91.705 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(71), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.801 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter R. Authorization for Multiple or Alternative Uses of Wells|Section 91.801. Rules Authorizing Multiple or Alternative Uses of Wells

Sec. 91.801.  RULES AUTHORIZING MULTIPLE OR ALTERNATIVE USES OF WELLS.  The commission shall adopt rules allowing:(1)  a person to obtain a permit for a well from the commission that authorizes the well to be used for multiple purposes; and(2)  an operator of a well authorized by a permit issued by the commission to convert the well from its authorized purpose to a new or additional purpose.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.802 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter R. Authorization for Multiple or Alternative Uses of Wells|Section 91.802. Law Applicable to Geologic Storage Facilities and Associated Injection Wells

Sec. 91.802.  LAW APPLICABLE TO GEOLOGIC STORAGE FACILITIES AND ASSOCIATED INJECTION WELLS.  (a)  In this section, "anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well" has the meaning assigned by Section 27.002, Water Code.(b)  If a well is authorized as or converted to an anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well for geologic storage, Subchapter C-1, Chapter 27, Water Code, applies to the well.(c)  A conversion of an anthropogenic carbon dioxide injection well from use for enhanced recovery operations to use for geologic storage is not considered to be a change in the purpose of the well.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter T. Saltwater Pipelines|Section 91.901. Definitions

Sec. 91.901.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Saltwater pipeline facility" means a pipeline facility that conducts water that contains salt and other substances and is intended to be used in drilling or operating a well used in the exploration for or production of oil or gas, including an injection well used for enhanced recovery operations, or is produced during drilling or operating an oil, gas, or other type of well.  The term includes a pipeline facility that conducts flowback and produced water from an oil or gas well on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment has been performed to an oil and gas waste disposal well for disposal.(2)  "Saltwater pipeline operator" means a person who owns, installs, manages, operates, leases, or controls a saltwater pipeline facility.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1408 (S.B. 514), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 389 (H.B. 497), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter T. Saltwater Pipelines|Section 91.902. Pipeline on Public Road

Sec. 91.902.  PIPELINE ON PUBLIC ROAD.  A saltwater pipeline operator is entitled to install, maintain, and operate a saltwater pipeline facility through, under, along, across, or over a public road only if:(1)  the pipeline facility complies with applicable rules adopted by the Texas Transportation Commission and applicable county and municipal regulations regarding the accommodation of utility facilities on a public road or right-of-way, including regulations relating to the horizontal or vertical placement of the pipeline facility;(2)  the saltwater pipeline operator ensures that the public road and associated facilities are promptly restored to their former condition of usefulness after the installation or maintenance of the pipeline facility is complete; and(3)  the saltwater pipeline operator leases the right-of-way or area in which the pipeline facility is installed and pays to the applicable governmental entity the fair market value of the operator's use of the right-of-way or area, unless the operator is authorized by other law to install, maintain, and operate the pipeline facility through, under, along, across, or over the public road.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1408 (S.B. 514), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter T. Saltwater Pipelines|Section 91.903. Relocation of Saltwater Pipeline Facility for Certain Purposes

Sec. 91.903.  RELOCATION OF SALTWATER PIPELINE FACILITY FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 203.092, Transportation Code, the Texas Transportation Commission, the commissioners court of a county, or the governing body of a municipality, as applicable, may require a saltwater pipeline operator to relocate a saltwater pipeline facility at the cost of the saltwater pipeline operator to accommodate construction or expansion of a public road or for any other public work unless the saltwater pipeline operator has a property interest in the land occupied by the facility to be relocated.(b)  The Texas Transportation Commission, the commissioners court of a county, or the governing body of a municipality, as applicable, shall give to the saltwater pipeline operator 30 days' written notice of the requirement. The notice must identify the pipeline facility to be relocated and indicate the approximate location on the new right-of-way where the saltwater pipeline operator may place the facility.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1408 (S.B. 514), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.904 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter T. Saltwater Pipelines|Section 91.904. Construction of Subchapter

Sec. 91.904.  CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter may not be construed to:(1)  limit the authority of a saltwater pipeline facility to use a public right-of-way under any other law;(2)  affect the authority of a municipality to:(A)  regulate the use of a public right-of-way by a saltwater pipeline operator under any other law; or(B)  require payment of any applicable charge under Section 182.025, Tax Code; or(3)  require a county or municipality to:(A)  grant a right to a saltwater pipeline operator that applies to a public road or right-of-way and that is broader than the county's or municipality's legal interest in the public road or right-of-way; or(B)  grant more than a surface right to a saltwater pipeline operator in a right-of-way acquired by prescription.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1408 (S.B. 514), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.905 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable|Subchapter T. Saltwater Pipelines|Section 91.905. Application of Other Law

Sec. 91.905.  APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.  Section 212.153(e), Local Government Code, and Sections 203.092 and 224.008, Transportation Code, apply to saltwater pipeline operators and saltwater pipeline facilities in the same manner as they apply to utilities and utility facilities.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1408 (S.B. 514), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Nat Res Code § 101.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle C - Pooling and Cooperative Agreements|Chapter 101 - Cooperative Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 101.001. Definition

Sec. 101.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2566, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 101.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle C - Pooling and Cooperative Agreements|Chapter 101 - Cooperative Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 101.002. Existing Agreement Rights

Sec. 101.002.  EXISTING AGREEMENT RIGHTS.  None of the provisions in this chapter restrict any of the rights that a person now may have to make and enter into unitization and pooling agreements.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2566, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 101.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle C - Pooling and Cooperative Agreements|Chapter 101 - Cooperative Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 101.003. Applicability

Sec. 101.003.  APPLICABILITY.  None of the provisions in this chapter impair the power of the commission to prevent waste under the oil and gas conservation laws of the state except as provided in Section 101.004 or repeal, modify, or impair any of the provisions of Sections 85.002 through 85.003, 85.041 through 85.055, 85.056 through 85.064, 85.125, 85.201 through 85.207, 85.241 through 85.243, 85.249 through 85.252, or 85.381 through 85.385, Subchapter J of Chapter 85, or Subchapter P of Chapter 91, relating to oil and gas conservation.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2566, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1670), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.|Sec. 101.004.  CONFLICT WITH ANTITRUST ACTS.  (a)  Agreements and operations under agreements which are in accordance with the provisions in this chapter, being necessary to prevent waste and conserve the natural resources of this state, shall not be construed to be in violation of the provisions of Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code, as amended.(b)  If a court finds a conflict between the provisions in this chapter and Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code, as amended, the provisions in this chapter are intended as a reasonable exception to that law, necessary for the public interests stated in Subsection (a) of this section.(c)  If a court finds that a conflict exists between the provisions in this chapter and Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code, as amended, and finds that the provisions in this chapter are not a reasonable exception to said Chapter 15, it is the intent of the legislature that the provisions in this chapter, or any conflicting portion of them, shall be declared invalid rather than declaring Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code, as amended, or any portion of it, invalid.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2567, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 101.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle C - Pooling and Cooperative Agreements|Chapter 101 - Cooperative Development|Subchapter B. Cooperative Agreements in Secondary Recovery Operations|Section 101.011. Authorized Agreements for Separately Owned Properties

Sec. 101.011.  AUTHORIZED AGREEMENTS FOR SEPARATELY OWNED PROPERTIES.  Subject to the approval of the commission, as provided in this chapter, persons owning or controlling production, leases, royalties, or other interests in separate property in the same oil field, gas field, or oil and gas field may voluntarily enter into and perform agreements for either or both of the following purposes:(1)  to establish pooled units, necessary to effect secondary recovery operations for oil or gas, including those known as cycling, recycling, repressuring, water flooding, and pressure maintenance and to establish and operate cooperative facilities necessary for the secondary recovery operations;(2)  to establish pooled units and cooperative facilities necessary for the conservation and use of gas, including those for extracting and separating the hydrocarbons from the natural gas or casinghead gas and returning the dry gas to a formation underlying any land or leases committed to the agreement.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2567, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 101.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle C - Pooling and Cooperative Agreements|Chapter 101 - Cooperative Development|Subchapter B. Cooperative Agreements in Secondary Recovery Operations|Section 101.012. Persons Bound by Agreements

Sec. 101.012.  PERSONS BOUND BY AGREEMENTS.  Agreements for pooled units and cooperative facilities do not bind a landowner, royalty owner, lessor, lessee, overriding royalty owner, or any other person who does not execute them.  The agreements bind only the persons who execute them, their heirs, successors, assigns, and legal representatives.  No person shall be compelled or required to enter into such an agreement.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2567, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|