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TX Nat Res Code § 87.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 87 - Regulation of Sour Natural Gas|Subchapter E. Use of Gas Without Extraction of Natural Gasoline|Section 87.131. Use of Sweet Gas for Carbon Black Manufacture

Sec. 87.131.  USE OF SWEET GAS FOR CARBON BLACK MANUFACTURE.  Sweet gas produced from any gas well in this state may be used without the prior extraction of its gasoline content for the manufacture of carbon black if it is used in a plant producing an average recovery of not less than five pounds of carbon black for each 1,000 cubic feet of gas.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2544, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 87 - Regulation of Sour Natural Gas|Subchapter E. Use of Gas Without Extraction of Natural Gasoline|Section 87.132. Use of Gas From Certain Wells for Carbon Black Manufacture

Sec. 87.132.  USE OF GAS FROM CERTAIN WELLS FOR CARBON BLACK MANUFACTURE.  (a)  Gas from any gas well completed on or before September 5, 1947, within a common reservoir producing both sweet and sour gas from which the gas was not sold off the leased premises to an interstate pipeline company during the year immediately preceding September 5, 1947, or gas from any gas well completed after September 5, 1947, within a common reservoir producing both sweet and sour gas, may be used for the manufacture of carbon black without the prior extraction of its natural gasoline content if:(1)  it is used in a plant producing an average recovery of not less than one and one-half pounds of carbon black for each 1,000 cubic feet of gas;  and(2)  the royalty rate and market price paid for the gas at the wellhead at least equals the royalty rate and market price paid at the wellhead in the immediate area for gas used for light and fuel purposes.(b)  In arriving at the market price of sour gas, a reduction of not more than one-half cent per 1,000 cubic feet shall be allowed for purifying the gas to render it suitable for light and fuel purposes.(c)  If the gas is used by a producer, any royalty rate paid shall be paid on the same basis.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2544, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.134 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 87 - Regulation of Sour Natural Gas|Subchapter E. Use of Gas Without Extraction of Natural Gasoline|Section 87.134. Effect of Subchapter

Sec. 87.134.  EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER.  The provisions of this subchapter are cumulative of existing laws relating to the uses of gas and do not restrict or affect the manufacture of carbon black from processed sour gas as authorized by Section 86.182 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2545, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 87 - Regulation of Sour Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Use of Gas Determined by Hydrocarbon Content|Section 87.171. Gas Containing Low Hydrocarbon Content

Sec. 87.171.  GAS CONTAINING LOW HYDROCARBON CONTENT.  Any natural gas, including casinghead gas, produced from any gas well or oil well in this state, containing less than one and one-half gallons of propane and heavier hydrocarbons per 1,000 cubic feet, as determined by fractional analysis made of the gas, may be used for the manufacture of carbon black in a plant producing an average recovery of at least one and one-half pounds of carbon black for each 1,000 cubic feet of gas consumed.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2545, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.172 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 87 - Regulation of Sour Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Use of Gas Determined by Hydrocarbon Content|Section 87.172. Gas Containing High Hydrocarbon Content

Sec. 87.172.  GAS CONTAINING HIGH HYDROCARBON CONTENT.  (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, no natural gas, including casinghead gas, produced from any gas well or oil well in this state, containing one and one-half gallons or more of propane and heavier hydrocarbons per 1,000 cubic feet, as determined by fractional analysis made of the gas, may be used for the manufacture of carbon black in a plant producing an average recovery of at least one and one-half pounds of carbon black for each 1,000 cubic feet of gas consumed without the prior extraction of its natural gasoline content.(b)  On the filing of an application and after proper notice and hearing as provided by law, the commission may authorize the use of any natural gas, including casinghead gas, containing one and one-half gallons or more of propane and heavier hydrocarbons per 1,000 cubic feet, as determined by fractional analysis made of the gas, in the manufacture of carbon black in a plant producing an average recovery of at least one and one-half pounds of carbon black for each 1,000 cubic feet of gas consumed if the commission finds it is unprofitable to first extract the natural gasoline content of the gas.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2545, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.173 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 87 - Regulation of Sour Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Use of Gas Determined by Hydrocarbon Content|Section 87.173. Additional Extraction to Alleviate Shortage

Sec. 87.173.  ADDITIONAL EXTRACTION TO ALLEVIATE SHORTAGE.  If a general shortage of propane or heavier liquid hydrocarbons occurs, the commission, after notice and hearing, may require additional extraction of hydrocarbons from the gas to alleviate the shortage, but additional extraction shall not be required if it is not economically feasible to do so.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2545, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.174 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 87 - Regulation of Sour Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Use of Gas Determined by Hydrocarbon Content|Section 87.174. Applicability of This Subchapter

Sec. 87.174.  APPLICABILITY OF THIS SUBCHAPTER.  The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to:(1)  gas produced from a common reservoir that contains both sweet and sour gas which was being lawfully used for the manufacture of carbon black under the provisions of the source law codified in Subchapters D and E of this chapter  at the time of the passage of the source law for this section;  or(2)  gas from gas wells located in these reservoirs which were entitled to be so used under the provisions of the source law codified in Subchapters D and E of this chapter at the time of the passage of the source law for this section.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2545, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 87 - Regulation of Sour Natural Gas|Subchapter G. Carbon Black Plants|Section 87.211. Prohibited Location

Sec. 87.211.  PROHIBITED LOCATION.  Unless adequate precaution is taken to minimize the emission of smoke from the plant, no channel-type carbon black plant shall be erected or constructed closer than five miles to:(1)  the limits of a city, town, or village incorporated at or before the time the erection or construction of the plant is begun;  or(2)  a commercially operated citrus fruit orchard planted not less than one year before the time the erection or construction of the plant is commenced.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2546, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.241 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 87 - Regulation of Sour Natural Gas|Subchapter H. Enforcement|Section 87.241. Penalty

Sec. 87.241.  PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates this chapter is liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each offense.(b)  Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.(c)  The penalty may be recovered by the State of Texas, with costs of suit, in a civil action instituted by the attorney general in Travis County, in the county in which the violation occurred, or in the county of residence of the defendant.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2546, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5255, ch. 967, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.242 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 87 - Regulation of Sour Natural Gas|Subchapter H. Enforcement|Section 87.242. Injunctive Relief

Sec. 87.242.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  (a)  A violation or threatened violation of this chapter may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction in which suit for penalty may be brought.(b)  The court shall issue the writs or prohibitory or mandatory injunctions that the facts justify.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2546, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 88.001. Definitions

Sec. 88.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.(2)  "Governmental agent" or "governmental agency" means the Railroad Commission of Texas and any other administrative governmental board and governmental agent to which the legislature delegates the duty of supervising the production of oil and gas in the State of Texas.(3)  "Oil property" means a well producing oil, gas, or oil and gas, and any group of such contiguous wells of any number owned, operated, or controlled as a producing unit by the same person in the same locality, and any leasehold estate to the extent that it is owned, operated, and controlled by the same person.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2547, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter B. Rules|Section 88.011. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 88.011.  ADOPTION OF RULES.  (a)  The governmental agency may promulgate and adopt rules:(1)  to provide for the method of measuring oil and gas produced from any well in this state and to provide for the type of measuring devices to be used in obtaining the measurement;(2)  for the inspection of all oil properties to ascertain that the prescribed measuring devices are installed, are in accurate working condition, and are being accurately used;(3)  to provide that no oil or gas is being permitted to leave the possession of the producer without first being accurately measured and an accurate record of production made and preserved;(4)  to provide that no oil is being produced from a well producing both oil and gas without burning a flare or flares if the installation and use of a flare or flares is required by the terms of this chapter;(5)  for the keeping of complete and accurate records correctly reflecting the amount of oil or gas or both produced from each oil property each calendar day and the disposition and method of disposition of all the oil and gas produced, and for the monthly filing with the governmental agency of monthly reports accurately reflecting the true facts with respect to all such matters;  and(6)  for the inspection and examination by the governmental agency, or its agents, servants, and employees, of all oil properties and the records provided for in this chapter.(b)  The rules shall be adopted in the manner provided by law for adoption of rules of the commission.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2547, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter B. Rules|Section 88.012. Rules and Orders Relating to Records and Reports

Sec. 88.012.  RULES AND ORDERS RELATING TO RECORDS AND REPORTS.  The rules and orders of the governmental agency relating to records and reports shall prescribe the form in which the records and reports will be made and kept, but the records and reports shall contain the data and information provided for in this chapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2548, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter B. Rules|Section 88.013. Notice by Publication

Sec. 88.013.  NOTICE BY PUBLICATION.  (a)  When the governmental agency adopts a rule under this chapter, the governmental agency shall publish a complete copy of the rule once each day for three consecutive days in three newspapers of general circulation in the state, to be selected by the governmental agency.(b)  Notice of any amendment, repeal, alteration, or modification of the order may be similarly adopted and will become effective after similar notice.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2548, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter C. Practices Prohibited in the Production of Oil and Gas|Section 88.051. Production Prohibited in Excess of Allowable Amount

Sec. 88.051.  PRODUCTION PROHIBITED IN EXCESS OF ALLOWABLE AMOUNT.  No person owning, leasing, operating, producing, or controlling an oil property or any oil well in this state may produce or cause to be produced on any day from any oil property or oil well any oil in excess of the amount allowed to be produced each day from the oil property or oil well under an order previously adopted by the governmental agency and in force at the time.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2548, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter C. Practices Prohibited in the Production of Oil and Gas|Section 88.052. Prohibited Passage From Control of Producer Without Measurement and Record of Amount

Sec. 88.052.  PROHIBITED PASSAGE FROM CONTROL OF PRODUCER WITHOUT MEASUREMENT AND RECORD OF AMOUNT.  No person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may permit the oil or gas produced to pass beyond the possession or control of that person to the possession or control of any other person without first accurately measuring the amount of the oil or gas and making and preserving an accurate record of the amount.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2548, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter C. Practices Prohibited in the Production of Oil and Gas|Section 88.053. Prohibited Evasion or Prevention of Accurate Measurement

Sec. 88.053.  PROHIBITED EVASION OR PREVENTION OF ACCURATE MEASUREMENT.  No person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may use a method or device to evade or prevent obtaining the accurate measurement as provided in Section 88.052 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2548, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.0531 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter C. Practices Prohibited in the Production of Oil and Gas|Section 88.0531. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 88.0531.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who knowingly violates Section 88.052 or 88.053 of this code commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor has been convicted previously under this section, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5231, ch. 960, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter C. Practices Prohibited in the Production of Oil and Gas|Section 88.054. Passage From Control of Producer Prohibited if Tank Not Under His Control

Sec. 88.054.  PASSAGE FROM CONTROL OF PRODUCER PROHIBITED IF TANK NOT UNDER HIS CONTROL.  No person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property may permit oil produced by him in this state to pass from his possession or control to the possession or control of any other person except from a tank or tanks under the control of the person producing the oil.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2549, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter C. Practices Prohibited in the Production of Oil and Gas|Section 88.055. Production Prohibited Without Flare

Sec. 88.055.  PRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT FLARE.  If the gas from a well producing both oil and gas is not trapped and used and the gas is capable of being burned in a flare, no person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may produce oil from the well at any time without simultaneously and continuously burning a flare to consume all gas that otherwise would be permitted to escape into the open air.  The Railroad Commission of Texas shall have the authority to grant exceptions to this section.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2549, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 565, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter C. Practices Prohibited in the Production of Oil and Gas|Section 88.056. Identifying Signs

Sec. 88.056.  IDENTIFYING SIGNS.  Each oil property in this state, each tank owned or controlled by such person to which the property is connected, and each flare to which the property is connected shall be posted at all times with a sign written in the English language with letters at least one inch in height, stating:(1)  the name of the owner of the property;(2)  the operator of the property;(3)  the number of acres contained in the property;  and(4)  the name by which the property is commonly known and identified.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2549, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter D. Inspection and Examination of Oil Property|Section 88.091. Access to Property and Records

Sec. 88.091.  ACCESS TO PROPERTY AND RECORDS.  The governmental agency shall have access at all times to:(1)  the oil property of all persons for inspection and examination;  and(2)  the records of all these persons for inspection, examination, and audit.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2549, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter D. Inspection and Examination of Oil Property|Section 88.092. Prohibited Interference With Access and Inspection

Sec. 88.092.  PROHIBITED INTERFERENCE WITH ACCESS AND INSPECTION.  No person may:(1)  refuse to permit the governmental agency, or an agent, servant, representative, or employee of the governmental agency, to have access to an oil property for inspection and examination;(2)  interfere with the inspection and examination;(3)  remove, tamper with, mutilate, or destroy a device, seal, or meter on an oil property placed there or used in the inspection and examination;  or(4)  refuse to permit the governmental agency, or an agent, servant, representative, or employee of the governmental agency, to have access, for inspection, examination, and audit, to the books, documents, and records pertaining to, used in connection with, or required to be used in connection with an oil property.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2549, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter D. Inspection and Examination of Oil Property|Section 88.093. Prohibited Equipment or Enclosure

Sec. 88.093.  PROHIBITED EQUIPMENT OR ENCLOSURE.  No person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may equip or enclose his oil property, or any part of his oil property, in a manner that:(1)  prevents inspection and examination;  or(2)  prevents an inspection and examination from revealing the true facts with respect to:(A)  the amount of oil or oil and gas being produced from the oil property;(B)  the manner in which the oil property is being operated;  or(C)  the manner and method by which the production from the oil property is produced, stored, or delivered from the possession or control of that person.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2550, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.094 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter D. Inspection and Examination of Oil Property|Section 88.094. Prohibited Gift or Gratuity

Sec. 88.094.  PROHIBITED GIFT OR GRATUITY.  No person may corruptly give, offer, or promise to give a member of the governmental agency, chief supervisor, deputy supervisor, or any agent or employee of the governmental agency a gift or gratuity with intent to influence the officer or person in his acts or conduct with respect to:(1)  enforcing any provision of the law applicable to oil and gas in force at the time in this state;(2)  enforcing any order or rule of the governmental agency adopted under the power and authority given to it;  or(3)  the discharge of any duty imposed on him by the oil and gas laws, orders, and rules duly promulgated and in force at the time in this state.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2550, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 88.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property|Subchapter E. Enforcement; Penalties|Section 88.131. Venue

Sec. 88.131.  VENUE.  The courts of the county in which the oil property or any part of the oil property is located and with respect to which a violation of the provisions of this chapter is charged, the courts of Travis County, or the courts of the county of the residence of any defendant, have jurisdiction of all prosecutions for violations of the provisions of this chapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2550, 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.|