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TX Nat Res Code § 91.176 (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 91.176. Withdrawal of Native Gas

Sec. 91.176.  WITHDRAWAL OF NATIVE GAS.  A storer may withdraw from storage injected and stored gas as market demand dictates.  However, any time a storer's withdrawals from a storage facility equal the volume of gas injected for storage, the storer shall not withdraw additional gas from the storage facility without first obtaining specific authority from the commission.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.177 (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 91.177. Storage Operations Must Be Bona Fide

Sec. 91.177.  STORAGE OPERATIONS MUST BE BONA FIDE.  (a)  A storer must initiate injection operations for gas storage within 12 months after the condemnation order of the court becomes final and storage operations must continue with reasonable diligence after that time.(b)  Should the monthly reports to the commission indicate that bona fide underground gas storage operations are not being conducted, the commission may, on its own motion or on motion of any interested person, schedule a public hearing, giving the storer the opportunity to show cause why the commission approval of the project should not be withdrawn.(c)  If the commission finds that the storage project is not being conducted in a bona fide manner, it shall issue an order withdrawing approval of the storage facility, and all property, both mineral and surface, that was condemned by the storer shall revert to those who owned the property at the time of condemnation or their successors.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.178 (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 91.178. Relocation of Facilities

Sec. 91.178.  RELOCATION OF FACILITIES.  In the event the acquisition or operation of a storage facility acquired through the exercise of the power of eminent domain requires the relocation or alteration of any railroad, electric, telegraph, telephone, or pipeline lines or facilities, the expense of the relocation or alteration shall be borne by the storer.  The expense of relocation means the actual cost incurred in providing a comparable replacement line or facility, less net salvage value from the sale or other disposition of the old facility.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.179 (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 91.179. Appropriation of Storage Facilities; Limitations

Sec. 91.179.  APPROPRIATION OF STORAGE FACILITIES;  LIMITATIONS.  After an order of the commission is issued approving a storage facility, a storer may condemn without further attack as to its right to condemn, any subsurface sand, stratum, or formation for the underground storage of natural gas, condemning all mineral and royalty rights as are reasonably necessary for the operation of the storage facility, subject to the limitations of this subchapter, and the storer may condemn any other interests in property that may be required, including interests in the surface estate in the sand, stratum, or formation reasonably necessary to the operation of the storage facility, provided that:(1)  no part of a reservoir is subject to condemnation unless the storer has acquired by option, lease, conveyance, or other negotiated means at least 66-2/3 percent of the ownership of minerals, including working interests, and 66-2/3 percent of the ownership of the royalty interests, computed in relation to the surface area overlying the part of the reservoir which as found by the commission to be expected to be penetrated by displaced or injected gas;(2)  no dwelling, barn, store, or other building is subject to condemnation;  and(3)  the right of condemnation is without prejudice to the rights of the owners or holders of other rights or interests of land to drill through the storage facility under such terms and conditions as the commission may prescribe for the purpose of protecting the storage facility against pollution or escape of natural gas and is without prejudice to the rights of the owners or holders of other rights or interests of the land to all other uses so long as those uses do not interfere with the operation of the storage facility.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.180 (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 91.180. Institution of Condemnation Proceedings

Sec. 91.180.  INSTITUTION OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  The finding by the commission that underground storage is in the public interest is binding on all persons whose property the storer has the right to condemn.  After that finding of the commission, the storer has the right to condemn all of the underground storage area and any surface area required for the use and enjoyment of the storage facility.(b)  The storer shall initiate eminent domain proceedings in the court having jurisdiction in the area in which a portion of the land is situated.  The petition shall set forth the purpose for which the property is sought to be acquired, a description of the sand, stratum, or formation and of the land under which it is alleged to be contained, the names of the owners as shown by the deed records of the county, and a description of all other property and rights sought to be appropriated for use in connection with the storage facility, including any parts of the surface necessary for any facilities incidental to the operation of the storage facility.(c)  The petition shall state facts showing that the storer has obtained the findings of the commission required by Section 91.174 of this code, that the storer in good faith has been unable to acquire the rights sought to be appropriated, that the storer has acquired, prior to the filing of the petition, by any means other than condemnation, at least 66-2/3 percent of the ownership of the minerals, including working interests, and 66-2/3 percent of the royalty interests of the property rights in the storage facility required for that purpose, and shall describe the surface area overlying the storage facility the storer seeks to acquire and the names of the owners of those rights and interests.(d)  Where more than one tract of land is involved, all or any tracts may be joined in one proceeding, without prejudice to the right of the storer to institute additional proceedings;  provided, that the failure to make service upon a defendant does not affect the right of the storer to proceed against any or all other of the defendants upon whom service has been made.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|Sec. 91.181.  EXERCISE OF RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  All proceedings in connection with the condemnation and acquisition of storage facilities shall be in accordance with Articles 3264 through 3271, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, and to the extent of any conflict between those articles and this subchapter, the provisions of this subchapter prevail.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.182 (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 91.182. Ownership of Stored Gas

Sec. 91.182.  OWNERSHIP OF STORED GAS.  All natural gas in the stratum condemned which is not native gas, and which is subsequently injected into storage facilities is personal property and is the property of the injector or its assigns, and in no event is the gas subject to the right of the owner of the surface of the land or of any mineral or royalty owner's interest under which the storage facilities lie, or of any person other than the injector to produce, take, reduce to possession, either by means of the law of capture or otherwise, waste, or otherwise interfere with or exercise any control over a storage facility.  Upon failure, neglect, or refusal of the person to comply with this section, the storer has the right to compel compliance by injunction or by other appropriate relief by application to a court of competent jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.183 (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 91.183. Rights of Purchasers of Native Gas

Sec. 91.183.  RIGHTS OF PURCHASERS OF NATIVE GAS.  (a)  In the event there are remaining reserves of native gas in the storage facility which are dedicated to a purchaser and the purchaser and storer are unable to agree on an equitable settlement of rights with respect to the remaining native gas within a period of time that will prevent interference with the operation of the storage facility, the storer or purchaser may apply to the commission for an adjudication concerning remaining reserves of native gas.(b)  Upon application, the commission shall direct a settlement of remaining reserves of native gas that is equitable to all parties, but which does not interfere with the public benefits arising from the operation of the storage facility.(c)  In addition to any other disposition that is equitable to all parties, the commission may make a finding of the quantity of remaining recoverable native gas and an allocation of future production on a reasonable production schedule and order delivery to the purchaser by the storer of the amounts of native gas that the commission finds would have been taken by the purchaser during the term of the purchase agreement.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.184 (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 91.184. Abandonment

Sec. 91.184.  ABANDONMENT.  (a)  When a storer has permanently abandoned the storage facility, the storer shall file with the commission a notice of abandonment, and shall file an instrument in the deed records in the appropriate county or counties, stating that the storage has ceased, and that all property, both mineral and surface, condemned by the storer has reverted to those who owned the property at the time of condemnation, or their heirs, successors, or assigns.(b)  The storer shall also file in the deed records in the appropriate county or counties a list of the owners of the mineral, royalty, and surface owners to whom the various interests have reverted, together with an affidavit that the storer has compiled the list from a current examination of title records and that the list is true and correct to the best of the knowledge of the affiant.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1996, ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.201 (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 G. Underground Hydrocarbon Storage|Section 91.201. Definitions

Sec. 91.201.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Underground hydrocarbon storage facility" or "storage facility" means a subsurface sand, stratum, or geological formation used for the underground storage of hydrocarbons, and includes surface or subsurface rights and appurtenances necessary for the operation of the facility.(2)  "Hydrocarbons" means oil, gas, or products of oil or gas, as those terms are defined by Section 85.001 of this code.(3)  "Waste" means surface or subsurface waste, as defined by Section 85.046 of this code, of hydrocarbons, including, but not limited to, the physical or economic waste or loss of hydrocarbons in the creation, operation, maintenance, or abandonment of an underground hydrocarbon storage facility.(4)  "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3167, ch. 830, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 1981.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.202 (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 G. Underground Hydrocarbon Storage|Section 91.202. Policy

Sec. 91.202.  POLICY.  It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this subchapter to prevent the waste of oil, gas, and products of oil or gas, to protect the ground and surface water of the state from unreasonable degradation, and to protect the public health, welfare, and physical property in the creation, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of underground hydrocarbon storage facilities.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3167, ch. 830, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 1981.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.203 (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 G. Underground Hydrocarbon Storage|Section 91.203. Authority; Rules

Sec. 91.203.  AUTHORITY;  RULES.  (a)  The commission shall supervise or monitor the construction, operation, maintenance, and closure of storage facilities.(b)  The commission may adopt reasonable rules or issue reasonable orders to implement the policies of this subchapter and may establish minimum standards regulating the creation, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of underground hydrocarbon storage facilities.  The rules and standards of the commission may include, but are not limited to, requirements for monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting, the drilling and creation of the facility, selecting the site of the facility, and for proper closure of the facility on abandonment.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3167, ch. 830, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 1981.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.204 (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 G. Underground Hydrocarbon Storage|Section 91.204. Permits

Sec. 91.204.  PERMITS.  (a)  The commission by rule may require a person who creates, operates, maintains, or abandons an underground hydrocarbon storage facility to obtain a permit from the commission.  A permit issued by the commission may contain provisions and conditions necessary to implement the policies of this subchapter.  The commission may adopt reasonable rules for the amendment, revocation, transfer, or suspension of a permit.(b)  A person desiring to obtain a permit or to amend a permit must submit an application containing the information required by the commission.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3167, ch. 830, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 1981.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.205 (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 G. Underground Hydrocarbon Storage|Section 91.205. Authority to Enter Property

Sec. 91.205.  AUTHORITY TO ENTER PROPERTY.  Members and employees of the commission may enter public or private property at reasonable times to inspect and investigate conditions relating to the creation, operation, maintenance, or abandonment of an underground hydrocarbon storage facility.  The members and employees may not enter private property having management in residence without notifying the management of their presence and shall observe safety, internal security, and fire protection rules of the establishment being inspected.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3167, ch. 830, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 1981.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.206 (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 G. Underground Hydrocarbon Storage|Section 91.206. Authority to Examine Records

Sec. 91.206.  AUTHORITY TO EXAMINE RECORDS.  Members and employees of the commission may examine and copy during regular business hours records pertaining to the creation, operation, maintenance, or abandonment of an underground hydrocarbon storage facility.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3167, ch. 830, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 1981.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.207 (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 G. Underground Hydrocarbon Storage|Section 91.207. Notice of Noncompliance

Sec. 91.207.  NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.  (a)  On receipt of notice from the commission that a person creating, operating, maintaining, or abandoning an underground hydrocarbon storage facility has violated this subchapter or a term, condition, or provision of a permit issued under this subchapter, an operator of the pipeline or other carrier connected to the facility shall disconnect from the facility and shall remain disconnected from the facility until notice of compliance has been received from the commission.(b)  On receipt of notice from the commission of a violation of this subchapter, a rule of the commission issued under this subchapter, or a term, condition, or provision of a permit issued under this subchapter, the owner or operator of an underground hydrocarbon storage facility shall discontinue any removal of hydrocarbons from the facility or any addition of hydrocarbons to the facility and may not begin or renew removal of hydrocarbons from the facility or begin or renew addition of hydrocarbons to the facility until notice of compliance has been received from the commission.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3167, ch. 830, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 1981.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.251 (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 H. Underground Storage Facilities for Natural Gas|Section 91.251. Definitions

Sec. 91.251.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Intrastate gas pipeline facility" has the meaning assigned by the United States Department of Transportation under 49 U.S.C. Section 60101 et seq. and its subsequent amendments or a succeeding law.(2)  "Natural gas" means any gaseous material composed primarily of methane in either its original or its manufactured state.(3)  "Natural gas underground storage" means the storage of natural gas beneath the surface of the earth in a formation, stratum, or reservoir.(4)  "Storage facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 91.173.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1177 (S.B. 901), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.252 (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 H. Underground Storage Facilities for Natural Gas|Section 91.252. Commission Jurisdiction

Sec. 91.252.  COMMISSION JURISDICTION.  (a)  The commission has jurisdiction over:(1)  natural gas underground storage;  and(2)  surface and subsurface equipment and facilities used for natural gas underground storage.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to a storage facility that is:(1)  part of an interstate gas pipeline facility as defined by the United States Department of Transportation; and(2)  subject to federal minimum standards adopted under 49 U.S.C. Section 60101 et seq. and its subsequent amendments or a succeeding law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1177 (S.B. 901), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.253 (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 H. Underground Storage Facilities for Natural Gas|Section 91.253. Commission Enforcement

Sec. 91.253.  COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  In addition to other authority specifically granted to the commission under this subchapter, the commission may enforce this subchapter or a rule adopted or an order or permit issued under this subchapter as provided by Section 91.207.(b)  Section 91.003 does not apply to this subchapter. |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.254 (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 H. Underground Storage Facilities for Natural Gas|Section 91.254. Inspection; Examination; Credentials

Sec. 91.254.  INSPECTION;  EXAMINATION;  CREDENTIALS.  (a)  The commission may inspect a storage facility for compliance with the safety standards and practices and the recordkeeping requirements adopted under Sections 91.255, 91.257, and 91.258.(b)  To conduct an inspection under this section, a commissioner or a designated commission employee or agent may enter property on which a storage facility is located at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner to examine:(1)  the facility and any related buildings or equipment;  and(2)  the records required to be maintained at the storage facility under Section 91.258.(c)  A commissioner or a commission employee or agent may not enter the premises of a storage facility having personnel on the premises of the facility unless proper credentials are first presented to the person at the facility who is in charge of the property. |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|