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TX Nat Res Code § 86.143 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter E. Meter and Pressure Tests|Section 86.143. Test Reports

Sec. 86.143.  TEST REPORTS.  (a)  Verified reports of the tests to determine deliverability and pressure shall be filed with the commission within a time period after the end of the test period as set by the commission.(b)  The reports are a public record.  They shall be kept on file with the commission for a period of time determined by the commission and shall be open to the inspection and examination of the public.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2538, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 26, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.144 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter E. Meter and Pressure Tests|Section 86.144. Demanding Second Test

Sec. 86.144.  DEMANDING SECOND TEST.  A person producing gas from the same common reservoir who is dissatisfied with the test as made and reported may demand that a second test be made in the manner provided in this subchapter and in the presence of the person making the demand or his representative.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2538, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter E. Meter and Pressure Tests|Section 86.145. Duty to Test Meter

Sec. 86.145.  DUTY TO TEST METER.  The commission shall require one of its duly authorized agents to inspect, read, or test any meter or meters through which gas is being measured or gauged on the request of a lessor, lessee, operator, or royalty owner from whose land, lease, or royalty interest gas is being produced.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2538, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.181 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Use of Gas|Section 86.181. Use of Sweet Gas Produced From Gas Well

Sec. 86.181.  USE OF SWEET GAS PRODUCED FROM GAS WELL.  No sweet gas produced from a gas well may be used for any purpose except:(1)  light or fuel;(2)  efficient chemical manufacture, other than the manufacture of carbon black, provided that sweet gas produced from wells located in a common reservoir producing both sweet and sour gas may be used 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 to each 1,000 cubic feet of gas;(3)  bona fide introduction of gas into oil or gas bearing horizon in order to maintain or increase the rock pressure, or otherwise increase the ultimate recovery of oil or gas from the horizon;  and(4)  the extraction of natural gasoline when the residue is returned to the horizon from which it is produced.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2538, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Use of Gas|Section 86.182. Use of Sour Gas

Sec. 86.182.  USE OF SOUR GAS.  In addition to the purposes for which sweet gas produced from a gas well may be used, sour gas may be used for efficient chemical manufacturing purposes including the manufacture of carbon black provided:(1)  it is utilized in a plant producing a recovery of not less than one pound of carbon black to each 1,000 cubic feet of gas;  and(2)  the gasoline content is removed and saved from the sour gas before the gas is used for carbon black.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2539, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.183 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Use of Gas|Section 86.183. Use of Casinghead Gas

Sec. 86.183.  USE OF CASINGHEAD GAS.  Casinghead gas may be used for any beneficial purpose, which includes the manufacture of natural gasoline.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2539, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.184 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Use of Gas|Section 86.184. Use as Gas Lift

Sec. 86.184.  USE AS GAS LIFT.  (a)  A producer of either sweet or sour gas or casinghead gas may use the gas as gas lift in the bona fide production of oil if the gas is not used in excess of 10,000 cubic feet per barrel of oil produced.(b)  To prevent waste in a case where the facts in the case warrant it, the commission may permit the use of additional quantities of gas to lift oil provided:(1)  all the gas used in excess of 10,000 cubic feet for each barrel of oil is processed for natural gasoline;  and(2)  the residue is burned for carbon black when it is reproduced.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2539, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.185 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter F. Use of Gas|Section 86.185. Prohibition Against Gas in Air

Sec. 86.185.  PROHIBITION AGAINST GAS IN AIR.  No gas from a gas well may be permitted to escape into the air after the expiration of 10 days from the time the gas is encountered in the gas well, or from the time of perforating the casing opposite a gas-bearing zone if casing is set through the zone, whichever is later, but the commission may permit the escape of gas into the air for an additional time if the operator of a well or other facility presents information to show the necessity for the escape;  provided that the amount of gas which is flared under that authority is charged to the operator's allowable production.  A necessity includes but is not limited to the following situations:(1)  cleaning a well of sand or acid or both following stimulation treatment of a well;  and(2)  repairing or modifying a gas-gathering system.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2539, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2696, ch. 871, art. II, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter G. Enforcement; Judicial Review|Section 86.221. Unauthorized Production Prohibited

Sec. 86.221.  UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCTION PROHIBITED.  No person may produce gas from a gas well in violation of the valid orders of the commission.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2539, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter G. Enforcement; Judicial Review|Section 86.222. Penalties

Sec. 86.222.  PENALTIES.  (a)  Any person who violates a provision of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter is liable for a penalty of not more than:(1)  $10,000 for each offense when the provision, rule, or order pertains to safety or the prevention or control of pollution;  or(2)  $1,000 for each offense when the provision, rule, or order does not pertain to safety or the prevention or control of pollution.(a-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person who violates a provision of a rule adopted under Section 86.044 is liable for a penalty of not more than $1,000,000 for each offense.(b)  Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.(c)  The commission by rule shall establish a classification system to be used by a court under this subchapter for violations of rules adopted under Section 86.044 that includes a range of penalties that may be recovered for each class of violation based on:(1)  the seriousness of the violation, including:(A)  the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of a prohibited act; and(B)  the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;(2)  the history of previous violations;(3)  the amount necessary to deter future violations;(4)  efforts to correct the violation; and(5)  any other matter that justice may require.(d)  The classification system established under Subsection (c) shall provide that a penalty in an amount that exceeds $5,000 may be recovered only if the violation is included in the highest class of violations in the classification system.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2539, 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.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 6, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter G. Enforcement; Judicial Review|Section 86.223. Suit for Penalty

Sec. 86.223.  SUIT FOR PENALTY.  The penalty may be recovered with the cost of suit by the State of Texas through the attorney general or the county or district attorney when joined by the attorney general in a civil action instituted 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. 2539, 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.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.224 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter G. Enforcement; Judicial Review|Section 86.224. Suit for Injunction

Sec. 86.224.  SUIT FOR INJUNCTION.  A violation or threatened violation of this chapter may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction in which the suit for penalty may be brought.  The court may issue mandatory or prohibitory writs of injunction that the facts justify.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2539, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 86.225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas|Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas|Subchapter G. Enforcement; Judicial Review|Section 86.225. Judicial Review

Sec. 86.225.  JUDICIAL REVIEW.  Any person affected by an order of the commission adopted under the authority of this chapter is entitled to judicial review of that order in a manner other than trial de novo.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2540, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.001 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 87.001. Definitions

Sec. 87.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter, the words "oil," "gas," "commission," "common reservoir," "gas well," "oil well," "sour gas," "sweet gas," "natural gasoline," "cubic foot of gas," and "casinghead gas" are defined as provided in Section 86.002 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2541, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.011 (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 B. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 87.011. Rules and Orders

Sec. 87.011.  RULES AND ORDERS.  (a)  In administering the provisions of this chapter, the commission shall hold hearings, make determinations, and promulgate rules and orders as provided in Sections 86.084-86.090 of this code and other laws of this state.(b)  After notice and hearing as provided by law, the commission shall promulgate any other rule or order it finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2541, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.012 (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 B. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 87.012. Validity

Sec. 87.012.  VALIDITY.  (a)  Rules and orders adopted by the commission under the terms of this chapter are considered prima facie valid.(b)  A person affected by an order may sue to test the validity of the order adopted by the commission under this chapter in the same manner, on the same conditions, and in the same court or courts as prescribed for suits testing the validity of orders of the commission promulgated under the general oil conservation statutes of this state.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2541, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.013 (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 B. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 87.013. Hearings

Sec. 87.013.  HEARINGS.  From time to time, the commission shall hold hearings, after proper notice, to hear evidence and to adopt rules and orders to enforce the provisions of this chapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2541, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.014 (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 B. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 87.014. Inspection of Records; Reports

Sec. 87.014.  INSPECTION OF RECORDS;  REPORTS.  In addition to authority given by existing law, the commission or its agents may:(1)  inspect the books and records of any person who is affected by the provisions of this chapter;  and(2)  require sworn reports to be filed from time to time as the commission finds necessary.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2541, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.051 (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 C. Production of Sour Gas|Section 87.051. Limitation of Sour Gas Production

Sec. 87.051.  LIMITATION OF SOUR GAS PRODUCTION.  No person may produce sour gas from any sour gas well in a reservoir producing both sweet and sour gas in excess of the daily allowable production for the gas well as fixed by the orders and schedules of the commission.  The rate of production from a sour gas well is considered to be the daily average rate of production for the calendar month.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2542, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.052 (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 C. Production of Sour Gas|Section 87.052. Maximum Production of Sour Gas for Carbon Black Manufacture

Sec. 87.052.  MAXIMUM PRODUCTION OF SOUR GAS FOR CARBON BLACK MANUFACTURE.  (a)  In any common reservoir in the state producing both sweet and sour gas, there shall never be produced from the common reservoir for use in carbon black manufacture a maximum daily volume of sour gas from the gas wells in excess of 750 million cubic feet.(b)  The commission shall prorate the daily volume of sour gas from gas wells among all the sour gas wells in the reservoir to prevent cognizable and preventable drainage of gas from tracts of land in the sour gas producing area segregated as to surface position and common ownership on which the sour gas wells are located.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2542, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.053 (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 C. Production of Sour Gas|Section 87.053. Effect of Demand Below Maximum Allowable Production

Sec. 87.053.  EFFECT OF DEMAND BELOW MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PRODUCTION.  (a)  If the daily demand for sour gas from gas wells for use in carbon black manufacture is less than the daily maximum allowable permitted in Section 87.052 of this code, the total daily volume of gas from gas wells from the sour gas area for use in carbon black manufacture shall be equal to the daily demand.(b)  The commission shall determine the daily demand and prorate it among all the sour gas wells in the area as provided in Section 87.052 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2542, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.054 (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 C. Production of Sour Gas|Section 87.054. Effect of Demand for Other Purposes Than Carbon Black Manufacture

Sec. 87.054.  EFFECT OF DEMAND FOR OTHER PURPOSES THAN CARBON BLACK MANUFACTURE.  (a)  If a lawful daily demand exists for sour gas from gas wells for purposes of utilization permitted by law, other than the manufacture of carbon black, the additional demand shall be added to the daily demand for carbon black manufacture, and that sum shall constitute the daily volume of sour gas from gas wells that may be withdrawn from the common reservoir for utilization.(b)  The commission shall prorate the daily volume provided for in Subsection (a) of this section among the sour gas wells in the area on the basis set forth in Section 87.052 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2542, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.091 (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 D. Plants Extracting Natural Gasoline|Section 87.091. Prohibited Commingling of Gas

Sec. 87.091.  PROHIBITED COMMINGLING OF GAS.  In a plant for the extraction of natural gasoline content of gas, no sweet gas may be commingled with sour gas and no casinghead gas may be commingled with sweet gas or sour gas or both, except on the conditions and requirements stated in this subchapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2543, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.092 (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 D. Plants Extracting Natural Gasoline|Section 87.092. Permit Required

Sec. 87.092.  PERMIT REQUIRED.  In any common reservoir in this state producing both sweet and sour gas, no person may operate a plant for the extraction of the natural gasoline content of gas in which sweet gas and sour gas are commingled, or plant casinghead gas is commingled with either sweet gas or sour gas or both, until the person secures from the commission a permit authorizing the operation of the plant.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2543, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.093 (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 D. Plants Extracting Natural Gasoline|Section 87.093. Issuance of Permit

Sec. 87.093.  ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.  The commission shall issue a permit if it appears that the plant is being operated and the residue gas from the plant is and will be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2543, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.094 (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 D. Plants Extracting Natural Gasoline|Section 87.094. Cancellation of Permit

Sec. 87.094.  CANCELLATION OF PERMIT.  (a)  If it appears to the commission that a plant is operating in violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter, the commission shall cancel the permit issued to the plant.(b)  After the cancellation of the permit, no operator of the plant may commingle either sweet gas and sour gas or casinghead gas with sweet gas or sour gas in the plant for the purpose of extracting the natural gasoline content.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2543, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.095 (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 D. Plants Extracting Natural Gasoline|Section 87.095. Residue Gas Allowed in Air

Sec. 87.095.  RESIDUE GAS ALLOWED IN AIR.  (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, if a plant operating under this subchapter commingles casinghead gas with sweet gas or sour gas or both, the operator of the plant shall not blow, or permit to be blown, in the air any of the residue gas remaining after the gasoline content of the gas is extracted.(b)  The operator of a plant may blow in the air an amount of residue gas from the plant that is determined by the commission to be necessary to accomplish uninterrupted deliveries in required amounts to carbon black plants for carbon black manufacture.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2543, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.096 (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 D. Plants Extracting Natural Gasoline|Section 87.096. Residue Gas: Determination by Commission

Sec. 87.096.  RESIDUE GAS:  DETERMINATION BY COMMISSION.  If a plant operating under this subchapter commingles casinghead gas with sweet gas or sweet gas with sour gas, the commission shall ascertain:(1)  the quantity of residue gas required to be used for fuel purposes in the efficient operation of the plant;  and(2)  the quantity of residue gas required to be returned by the operator of the plant to the leases to which the plant is connected for use as fuel in the operation of the leases.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2543, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 87.097 (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 D. Plants Extracting Natural Gasoline|Section 87.097. Use of Residue Gas for Other Purposes

Sec. 87.097.  USE OF RESIDUE GAS FOR OTHER PURPOSES.  (a)  The operator of the plant is required to use, or cause to be used, for one or more of the uses provided for sweet gas by law a quantity of the residue gas from the plant equal to the quantity of sweet gas taken into the plant for processing, less the extraction loss from the processing.(b)  The operator shall not be credited with use of residue for plant-fuel or lease-fuel operations in an amount in excess of the quantity of the residue gas found by the commission to be necessary for the efficient operation of the plant and return to the leases for fuel for lease operations.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2544, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|