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TX Nat Res Code § 91.055 (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 C. Standard Gas Measurement|Section 91.055. Findings and Rules

Sec. 91.055.  FINDINGS AND RULES.  On making the determination, the commission promptly shall make its findings and shall adopt reasonable field rules that may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this subchapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2562, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.056 (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 C. Standard Gas Measurement|Section 91.056. Use of Findings and Field Rules

Sec. 91.056.  USE OF FINDINGS AND FIELD RULES.  (a)  Any person may use the findings and field rules of the commission for any purposes under this subchapter.(b)  If the findings or field rules are not used as provided in Subsection (a) of this section in determining volumes under this subchapter, the volumes otherwise determined shall be corrected to the basis of the standard cubic foot of gas as defined in Section 91.052 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2562, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.057 (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 C. Standard Gas Measurement|Section 91.057. Method of Reporting

Sec. 91.057.  METHOD OF REPORTING.  A person required to report volumes of gas under the laws of this state shall report the volumes in number of standard cubic feet calculated and determined under the provisions of this subchapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2562, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.058 (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 C. Standard Gas Measurement|Section 91.058. Sale, Purchase, Delivery, and Receipt of Gas

Sec. 91.058.  SALE, PURCHASE, DELIVERY, AND RECEIPT OF GAS.  (a)  Each sale, purchase, delivery, and receipt of gas by volume made in this state by, for, or on behalf of an oil and gas lease owner, royalty owner under a lease, or other mineral interest owner shall be made and the gas shall be measured, calculated, purchased, delivered, and accounted for on the basis of a standard cubic foot of gas as defined in this subchapter and determined under this subchapter.(b)  If the provisions of this subchapter operate to change the basis of measurement provided in existing contracts, the price for gas, including royalty gas, provided for in the contracts shall be adjusted to compensate for the change in the method of measuring the volume of gas delivered under the contracts if either the purchaser or seller so desires.(c)  This section is intended to protect parties to contracts in existence on October 4, 1949, so that the total amount of money paid for a volume of gas purchased or required to be accounted for under these contracts shall remain unaffected by this subchapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2562, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.059 (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 C. Standard Gas Measurement|Section 91.059. Constitutionality

Sec. 91.059.  CONSTITUTIONALITY.  If the provisions of Section 91.058 of this code or any part of that section are held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the courts, the remaining portions of this subchapter shall become ineffective and inoperative.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2563, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.061 (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 C. Standard Gas Measurement|Section 91.061. Civil Suit

Sec. 91.061.  CIVIL SUIT.  None of these provisions shall prevent an aggrieved person from maintaining a civil suit for damages in the county or counties in which the gas is produced.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2563, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.062 (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 C. Standard Gas Measurement|Section 91.062. Applicability of Certain Provisions

Sec. 91.062.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.  None of the provisions of Sections 91.058 through 91.061 of this code affect or apply to purchases or sales made on any basis other than a volume basis.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2563, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.101 (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 91.101. Rules and Orders

Sec. 91.101.  RULES AND ORDERS.   Text of section effective upon delegation of RCRA authority to Railroad Commission of Texas To prevent pollution of surface water or subsurface water in the state, the commission shall adopt and enforce rules and orders and may issue permits relating to:(1)  the drilling of exploratory wells and oil and gas wells or any purpose in connection with them;(2)  the production of oil and gas, including:(A)  activities associated with the drilling of injection water source wells which penetrate the base of useable quality water;(B)  activities associated with the drilling of cathodic protection holes associated with the cathodic protection of wells and pipelines subject to the jurisdiction of the commission;(C)  activities associated with gasoline plants, natural gas or natural gas liquids processing plants, pressure maintenance plants, or repressurizing plants;(D)  activities associated with any underground natural gas storage facility, provided the terms "natural gas" and "storage facility" shall have the meanings set out in Section 91.173, Natural Resources Code;(E)  activities associated with any underground hydrocarbon storage facility, provided the terms "hydrocarbons" and "underground hydrocarbon storage facility" shall have the meanings set out in Section 91.201, Natural Resources Code;  and(F)  activities associated with the storage, handling, reclamation, gathering, transportation, or distribution of oil or gas prior to the refining of such oil or prior to the use of such gas in any manufacturing process or as a residential or industrial fuel;(3)  the operation, abandonment, and proper plugging of wells subject to the jurisdiction of the commission;  and(4)  the discharge, storage, handling, transportation, reclamation, or disposal of oil and gas waste as defined in Section 91.1011 of this subchapter, or of any other substance or material associated with any operation or activity regulated by the commission under Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this section.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2563, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5258, ch. 967, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.1011 (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 91.1011. Oil and Gas Waste

Sec. 91.1011.  OIL AND GAS WASTE.   Text of section effective until delegation of RCRA authority to Railroad Commission of Texas (a)  In this subchapter, "oil and gas waste" means waste that arises out of or incidental to the drilling for or producing of oil or gas, including waste arising out of or incidental to:(1)  activities associated with the drilling of injection water source wells which penetrate the base of useable quality water;(2)  activities associated with the drilling of cathodic protection holes associated with the cathodic protection of wells and pipelines subject to the jurisdiction of the commission;(3)  activities associated with gasoline plants, natural gas or natural gas liquids processing plants, pressure maintenance plants, or repressurizing plants;(4)  activities associated with any underground natural gas storage facility, provided the terms "natural gas" and "storage facility" shall have the meanings set out in Section 91.173, Natural Resources Code;(5)  activities associated with any underground hydrocarbon storage facility, provided the terms "hydrocarbons" and "underground hydrocarbon storage facility" shall have the meanings set out in Section 91.201, Natural Resources Code;  and(6)  activities associated with the storage, handling, reclamation, gathering, transportation, or distribution of oil or gas prior to the refining of such oil or prior to the use of such gas in any manufacturing process or as a residential or industrial fuel.(b)  "Oil and gas waste" includes salt water, brine, sludge, drilling mud, and other liquid, semiliquid, or solid waste material, but does not include waste arising out of or incidental to activities associated with gasoline plants, natural gas or natural gas liquids processing plants, pressure maintenance plants, or repressurizing plants if that waste is a hazardous waste as defined by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., as amended.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5060, ch. 967, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.1011 (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 91.1011. Oil and Gas Waste

Sec. 91.1011.  OIL AND GAS WASTE.   Text of section effective upon delegation of RCRA authority to Railroad Commission of Texas (a)  In this subchapter, "oil and gas waste" means waste that arises out of or incidental to the drilling for or producing of oil or gas, including waste arising out of or incidental to:(1)  activities associated with the drilling of injection water source wells which penetrate the base of useable quality water;(2)  activities associated with the drilling of cathodic protection holes associated with the cathodic protection of wells and pipelines subject to the jurisdiction of the commission;(3)  activities associated with gasoline plants, natural gas or natural gas liquids processing plants, pressure maintenance plants, or repressurizing plants;(4)  activities associated with any underground natural gas storage facility, provided the terms "natural gas" and "storage facility" shall have the meanings set out in Section 91.173, Natural Resources Code;(5)  activities associated with any underground hydrocarbon storage facility, provided the terms "hydrocarbons" and "underground hydrocarbon storage facility" shall have the meanings set out in Section 91.201, Natural Resources Code;  and(6)  activities associated with the storage, handling, reclamation, gathering, transportation, or distribution of oil or gas prior to the refining of such oil or prior to the use of such gas in any manufacturing process or as a residential or industrial fuel.(b)  "Oil and gas waste" includes salt water, brine, sludge, drilling mud, and other liquid, semiliquid, or solid waste material.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5060, ch. 967, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.1012 (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 91.1012. Access to Property and Records

Sec. 91.1012.  ACCESS TO PROPERTY AND RECORDS.  Members and employees of the commission, on proper identification, may enter public or private property to inspect and investigate conditions relating to the quality of water in the state, to inspect and investigate conditions relating to development of rules, orders, or permits issuable under Section 91.101 of this code, to monitor compliance with a rule, permit, or other order of the commission, or to examine and copy, during reasonable working hours, those records or memoranda of the business being investigated.  Members or employees acting under the authority of this section who enter an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's safety, internal security, and fire protection rules.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p 5260, ch. 967, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.1013 (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 91.1013. Application Fees

Sec. 91.1013.  APPLICATION FEES.  (a)  With each application for a fluid injection well permit, the applicant shall submit to the commission a nonrefundable fee of $200. In this section, "fluid injection well" means any well used to inject fluid or gas into the ground in connection with the exploration or production of oil or gas other than an oil and gas waste disposal well regulated by the commission pursuant to Chapter 27, Water Code.(b)  With each application for a permit to discharge to surface water under this chapter and commission rules, other than a permit for a discharge that meets National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System requirements for agricultural or wildlife use, the applicant shall submit to the commission a nonrefundable fee of $300.(c)  Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 72, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1089, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 19.15, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.1015 (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 91.1015. Groundwater Protection Requirements

Sec. 91.1015.  GROUNDWATER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS.  The commission shall adopt rules to establish groundwater protection requirements for operations that are within the jurisdiction of the commission, including requirements relating to the depth of surface casing for wells.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.1017 (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 91.1017. Location of Certain Pits

Sec. 91.1017.  LOCATION OF CERTAIN PITS.  The commission by rule shall establish standards governing permissible locations for pits used by commercial oil and gas disposal facilities.  The rules must include a history of flooding in the 10 years preceding the construction of the pit as a factor in determining whether a proposed location of a pit is permissible.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 687 (H.B. 2201), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.102 (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 91.102. Additional Personnel

Sec. 91.102.  ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.  The commission is directed to employ additional personnel necessary to administer this subchapter and related laws and rules and orders adopted by the commission.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2563, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5258, ch. 967, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.103 (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 91.103. Persons Required to Execute Bond, Letter of Credit, or Cash Deposit

Sec. 91.103.  PERSONS REQUIRED TO EXECUTE BOND, LETTER OF CREDIT, OR CASH DEPOSIT.  Any person, including any firm, partnership, joint stock association, corporation, or other organization, required to file an organization report under Section 91. 142 of this code shall execute and file with the commission a bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2564, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5258, ch. 967, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.104 (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 91.104. Bonds, Letters of Credit, Cash Deposits, and Well-Specific Plugging Insurance Policies

Sec. 91.104.  BONDS, LETTERS OF CREDIT, CASH DEPOSITS, AND WELL-SPECIFIC PLUGGING INSURANCE POLICIES.  (a)  The commission shall require a bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit to be filed with the commission as provided by Subsection (b).(b)  A person required to file a bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit under Section 91.103 who is an inactive operator or who operates one or more wells must, at the time of filing or renewing an organization report required by Section 91.142, file:(1)  an individual bond as provided under Section 91.1041;(2)  a blanket bond as provided under Section 91.1042; or(3)  a letter of credit or cash deposit in the same amount as required for an individual bond under Section 91.1041 or a blanket bond under Section 91.1042.(c)  A person required to file a bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit under Section 91.103 who operates one or more wells is considered to have met that requirement for a well if the well bore is included in a well-specific plugging insurance policy that:(1)  is approved by the Texas Department of Insurance;(2)  names this state as the owner and contingent beneficiary of the policy;(3)  names a primary beneficiary who agrees to plug the specified well bore;(4)  is fully prepaid and cannot be canceled or surrendered;(5)  provides that the policy continues in effect until the specified well bore has been plugged;(6)  provides that benefits will be paid when, but not before, the specified well bore has been plugged in accordance with commission rules in effect at the time of plugging; and(7)  provides benefits that equal the greatest of:(A)  an amount equal to $2 for each foot of well depth, as determined in the manner specified by the commission, for the specified well;(B)  if the specified well is a bay well and regardless of whether the well is producing oil or gas, the amount required under commission rules for a bay well that is not producing oil or gas;(C)  if the specified well is an offshore well and regardless of whether the well is producing oil or gas, the amount required under commission rules for an offshore well that is not producing oil or gas; or(D)  the payment otherwise due under the policy for plugging the well bore.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2564, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5258, ch. 967, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 30, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 2004;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 490, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 489 (H.B. 380), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 91.1041 (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 91.1041. Individual Bond

Sec. 91.1041.  INDIVIDUAL BOND.  (a)  A person required to file a bond, letter of credit, or cash deposit under Section 91.103 who operates one or more wells may file a bond in an amount equal to $2 for each foot of well depth for each well.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission by rule shall set the amount of the bond for an operator of one or more bay or offshore wells at a reasonable amount that exceeds the amount provided by Subsection (a).(c)  When calculating under Subsection (a) the amount of the bond a person who operates one or more wells is required to file, 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 one or more 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. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 489 (H.B. 380), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.|