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TX Nat Res Code § 91.1042 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.1042. Blanket Bond

Sec. 91.1042.  BLANKET BOND.  (a)  A person required to file a bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit under Section 91.103 may file a blanket bond to cover all wells for which a bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit is required as follows:(1)  a person who operates 10 or fewer wells shall file a $25,000 blanket bond;(2)  a person who operates more than 10 but fewer than 100 wells shall file a $50,000 blanket bond;  and(3)  a person who operates 100 or more wells shall file a $250,000 blanket bond.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission by rule shall set the amount of the bond for an operator of bay or offshore wells at a reasonable amount that exceeds the amount provided by Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3), as applicable.(c)  When calculating the number of an operator's wells for purposes of Subsection (a), the commission shall exclude a well if the well bore is included in a well-specific plugging insurance policy described by Section 91.104(c).(d)  If the inclusion of a bay or offshore well whose well bore is included in a well-specific plugging insurance policy described by Section 91.104(c) in the calculation under Subsection (b) of the amount of the bond an operator of bay or offshore wells is required to file would result in an increase in the amount of the bond that would otherwise be required, the rules must provide for the exclusion of the well from the calculation.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 489 (H.B. 380), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.105 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.105. Bond Conditions

Sec. 91.105.  BOND CONDITIONS.  Each bond required by Section 91.103 shall be conditioned that the operator will plug and abandon all wells and control, abate, and clean up pollution associated with an operator's oil and gas activities covered under the bond in accordance with the law of the state and the permits, rules, and orders of the commission.  This section does not apply to a well-specific plugging insurance policy described by Section 91.104(c).|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2563, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Renumbered from Sec. 91.106 by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5258, ch. 967, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 489 (H.B. 380), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.106 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.106. Execution of Bond

Sec. 91.106.  EXECUTION OF BOND.  Each bond shall be executed by a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state and shall be renewed and be continued in effect until the conditions have been met or release is authorized by the commission.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2564, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Renumbered from Sec. 91.107 by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5258, ch. 967, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.107 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.107. New Bond, Letter of Credit, or Cash Deposit

Sec. 91.107.  NEW BOND, LETTER OF CREDIT, OR CASH DEPOSIT.  If an active or inactive well is transferred, sold, or assigned by its operator, the commission shall require the party acquiring the well to file a new bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit as provided by Section 91.104(b), and the financial security of the prior operator shall continue to be required and to remain in effect, and the commission may not approve the transfer of operatorship, until the new bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit is provided or the commission determines that the bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit previously submitted to the commission by the person acquiring the well complies with this subchapter.  A transfer of a well from one entity to another entity under common ownership is a transfer for purposes of this section.  This section does not apply to a well bore that is included in a well-specific plugging insurance policy described by Section 91.104(c).|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2563, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Renumbered from Sec. 91.108 by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5258, ch. 967, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 25, 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 489 (H.B. 380), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.108 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.108. Deposit and Use of Funds

Sec. 91.108.  DEPOSIT AND USE OF FUNDS.  Subject to the refund provisions of Section 91.1091, if applicable, proceeds from bonds and other financial security required pursuant to this chapter and benefits under well-specific plugging insurance policies described by Section 91.104(c) that are paid to the state as contingent beneficiary of the policies shall be deposited in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund and, notwithstanding Sections 81.068 and 91.113, may be used only for actual well plugging and surface remediation.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5258, ch. 967, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 489 (H.B. 380), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.16, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.1091 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.1091. Refund

Sec. 91.1091.  REFUND.  The commission shall refund the proceeds from a bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit required under this subchapter if:(1)  the conditions that caused the proceeds to be collected are corrected;(2)  all administrative, civil, and criminal penalties relating to those conditions are paid; and(3)  the commission has been reimbursed for all costs and expenses incurred by the commission in relation to those conditions.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 30, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 489 (H.B. 380), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.110 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.110. Oil and Gas Waste Reduction and Minimization

Sec. 91.110.  OIL AND GAS WASTE REDUCTION AND MINIMIZATION.  To encourage the reduction and minimization of oil and gas waste, the commission shall implement a program to:(1)  provide operators with training and technical assistance on oil and gas waste reduction and minimization;(2)  assist operators in developing oil and gas waste reduction and minimization plans;  and(3)  by rule establish incentives for oil and gas waste reduction and minimization.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 296, Sec. 2.06, eff. June 7, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 6, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.1131 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.1131. Risk Assessment Standards

Sec. 91.1131.  RISK ASSESSMENT STANDARDS.  (a)  The commission by rule may establish risk assessment as the guide for:(1)  conducting site investigations and environmental assessments;  and(2)  controlling and cleaning up oil and gas wastes and other substances and materials.(b)  Rules adopted under this section must provide for:(1)  determining whether an actual or potential risk exists at a site;(2)  screening contaminants at the site to identify those that pose a risk;(3)  developing cleanup standards based on contamination levels that are protective of human health and the environment;  and(4)  establishing a reporting mechanism for informing the commission regarding specific remediation activities.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.1132 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.1132. Prioritization of High-Risk Wells

Sec. 91.1132.  PRIORITIZATION OF HIGH-RISK WELLS.  The commission by rule shall develop a system for:(1)  identifying abandoned wells that pose a high risk of contaminating surface water or groundwater;(2)  periodically testing high-risk wells by conducting a fluid level test or, if necessary, a pressure test;  and(3)  giving priority to plugging high-risk wells with compromised casings.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.116 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.116. Notice of Commercial Surface Disposal Facility Permit Application

Sec. 91.116.  NOTICE OF COMMERCIAL SURFACE DISPOSAL FACILITY PERMIT APPLICATION.  (a)  In this section, "commercial surface disposal facility" means a facility whose primary business purpose is to provide, for compensation, surface disposal of oil field fluids or oil and gas wastes, including land application for treatment and disposal.(b)  A person who files an application for a permit for a commercial surface disposal facility shall publish notice of the application in accordance with this section.(c)  The notice must include:(1)  the date the application was filed;(2)  a description of the location of the site for which the application was made, including the county in which the site is located, the name of the original survey and abstract number, and the direction and distance from the nearest municipality;(3)  the name of the owner of the site;(4)  the name of the applicant;(5)  the type of fluid or waste to be disposed of at the facility;(6)  the disposal method proposed;  and(7)  the procedure for protesting the application.(d)  The notice must be published:(1)  at least once each week for two consecutive weeks with the first publication occurring not earlier than the date the application is filed and not later than the 30th day after the date on which the application is filed;  and(2)  in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the proposed disposal would occur.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 668, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.117 (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 D. Prevention of Pollution|Section 91.117. Public Information Hearing on Application for Commercial Surface Disposal Facility Permit

Sec. 91.117.  PUBLIC INFORMATION HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR COMMERCIAL SURFACE DISPOSAL FACILITY PERMIT.  (a)  In this section, "commercial surface disposal facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 91.116.(b)  The commission may hold a public meeting to receive public comment on an application for a commercial surface disposal facility if the commission determines a public meeting is in the public interest.(c)  The meeting must be held in the county in which the proposed facility would be located.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 668, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.141 (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 E. Books, Records, and Reports|Section 91.141. Books and Records

Sec. 91.141.  BOOKS AND RECORDS.  (a)  Owners and operators of oil and gas wells shall keep books that show accurately:(1)  the amount of sold and unsold stock;(2)  the amount of promotion money paid;(3)  the amount of oil and gas produced and disposed of and the price for which the oil and gas was sold;(4)  the receipts from the sale or transfer of leases or other property;  and(5)  disbursements made in connection with or for the benefit of the business.(b)  The books shall be kept open for the inspection of the commission or any accredited representative of the commission and any stockholder or shareholder or royalty owner in the business.(c)  The owners and operators of oil and gas wells shall report the information to the commission for its information if required by the commission to do so.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2564, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.143 (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 E. Books, Records, and Reports|Section 91.143. False Applications, Reports, and Documents and Tampering With Gauges

Sec. 91.143.  FALSE APPLICATIONS, REPORTS, AND DOCUMENTS AND TAMPERING WITH GAUGES.  (a)  A person may not:(1)  make or subscribe any application, report, or other document required or permitted to be filed with the commission by the provisions of Title 102, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925,  as amended, including provisions of this code formerly included in that title, knowing that the application, report, or other document is false or untrue in a material fact;(2)  aid or assist in, or procure, counsel, or advise the preparation or presentation of any of these applications, reports, or other documents that are fraudulent, false, or incorrect in any material matter, knowing them to be fraudulent, false, or incorrect in any material matter;(3)  knowingly simulate or falsely or fraudulently execute or sign such an application, report, or other document;(4)  knowingly procure these applications, reports, or other documents to be falsely or fraudulently executed, or advise, aid in, or connive at this execution;  or(5)  knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring device required to be maintained by a commission rule, order, or permit.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.  An offense under this section is a felony punishable by:(1)  imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not less than two years or more than five years;(2)  a fine of not more than $10,000; or(3)  both the imprisonment and the fine.(c)  If other penalties prescribed in Title 102, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, including provisions of this code formerly included in that title, overlap offenses that are also punishable under this section, the penalties prescribed in this section shall be in addition to other penalties.(d)  No application, report, or other document required or permitted to be filed with the commission under Title 102, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, including provisions of this code formerly included in that title, may be required to be under oath, verification, acknowledgment, or affirmation.(e)  The commission may impose an administrative penalty in the manner provided by Sections 81.0531-81.0534 on a person who violates this section.  The amount of the penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2565, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5251, ch. 967, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 31, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.136, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.171 (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 F. Underground Natural Gas Storage and Conservation|Section 91.171. Short Title

Sec. 91.171.  SHORT TITLE.  This subchapter may be cited as the Underground Natural Gas Storage and Conservation Act of 1977.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.172 (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 F. Underground Natural Gas Storage and Conservation|Section 91.172. Declaration of Policy

Sec. 91.172.  DECLARATION OF POLICY.  The underground storage of natural gas promotes the conservation of natural gas, permits the building of reserves for orderly withdrawal in periods of peak demand, makes more readily available natural gas resources to residential, commercial, and industrial customers of this state, provides a better year-round market to the various gas fields, and promotes the public interest and welfare of this state.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.173 (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 F. Underground Natural Gas Storage and Conservation|Section 91.173. Definitions

Sec. 91.173.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Person" means any natural person, partnership or other combination of natural persons, corporation, group of corporations, trust, or governmental entity.(2)  "Gas utility" means a gas utility as defined in Section 101.003, Utilities Code, or Subchapter A, Chapter 121, Utilities Code.(3)  "Natural gas" means any gaseous material composed predominantly of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof:  methane, ethane, propane, butane (normal or isobutane), in either its original or manufactured state, or gas which has been processed to separate it into one or more of its component parts after its withdrawal from the earth.(4)  "Native gas" means:(A)  natural gas which has not previously been withdrawn from the earth;  or(B)  natural gas which has been withdrawn from the storage facility, processed, and reinjected into the storage facility.(5)  "Storage facility" means any subsurface sand, stratum, or formation used or to be used for the underground storage of natural gas and all surface and subsurface rights and appurtenances necessary to the operation of a facility for the underground storage of natural gas.(6)  "Storer" means (A) a gas utility, (B) a wholly owned subsidiary of a gas utility, (C) the parent corporation of a gas utility, or (D) a wholly owned subsidiary of a parent corporation which also wholly owns a subsidiary gas utility, but a nonutility storer included in category (B), (C), or (D) must operate the storage facility pursuant to a contract with its affiliated gas utility that provides that all withdrawals of natural gas from the storage facility must be delivered to the affiliated gas utility.(7)  "Substantially depleted" means that at least 75 percent of the estimated volume of recoverable native gas reserves originally in place in any gas-bearing sand, formation, or stratum have been withdrawn from the sand, formation, or stratum.(8)  "Interested person" means any person who enters an appearance at the commission hearing required by Section 91.174 of this code.(9)  "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.41, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.174 (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 F. Underground Natural Gas Storage and Conservation|Section 91.174. Findings of Commission

Sec. 91.174.  FINDINGS OF COMMISSION.  (a)  Any storer desiring to exercise the right of eminent domain for the acquisition of a storage facility shall, as a condition precedent to the filing of its petition in the appropriate court, obtain from the commission an order finding:(1)  that the underground formation or stratum sought to be acquired is classified by the commission as a gas reservoir and is suitable for the underground storage of natural gas and that the storage of natural gas is necessary for the gas utility to provide adequate service to the public and is in the public interest;(2)  that the use of the formation or stratum as a storage facility will cause no injury to surface or underground water resources;(3)  that the formation or stratum does not contain native gas producible in paying quantities unless the recoverable volumes of native gas originally in place are substantially depleted and unless the formation or stratum has a greater value of ultimate use to the consuming public as a storage facility to ensure an adequate supply of natural gas or for the conservation of natural gas than the production of native gas which remains;(4)  the extent of the horizontal limits of the reservoir expected to be penetrated by displaced or injected gas;  and(5)  that no portion of the formation or stratum sought to be acquired has been condemned or is being utilized for the injection, storage, and withdrawal of gas by others.(b)  The designation of a storage facility does not prevent any storer from instituting additional proceedings in the event it is later determined that the underground reservoir should be extended to prevent the escape, displacement, or withdrawal by others of injected gas.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.175 (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 F. Underground Natural Gas Storage and Conservation|Section 91.175. Commission Jurisdiction

Sec. 91.175.  COMMISSION JURISDICTION.  The commission shall have jurisdiction to supervise the construction and operation of all storage facilities formed pursuant to this subchapter, and in addition to the findings required by Section 91.174 of this code, the commission shall include in any order of approval a requirement that the storer file a report each month, including each month prior to the time the storage facility is in operation, with the commission showing, for that month, the volume of gas injected and stored gas withdrawn from storage.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|