Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain
Chapter 52 - Oil and Gas

Section 52.024. Lease Provisions for Shut-in Oil or Gas Royalty and Compensatory Royalty - Sec. 52.024. LEASE PROVISIONS FOR SHUT-IN OIL OR GAS ROYALTY...

Section 52.026. Lease Transfer - Sec. 52.026. LEASE TRANSFER. (a) A lessee of an area...

Section 52.027. Lease Relinquishment - Sec. 52.027. LEASE RELINQUISHMENT. (a) A lessee may relinquish his...

Section 52.028. Suspension of Lease Because of Litigation - Sec. 52.028. SUSPENSION OF LEASE BECAUSE OF LITIGATION. (a) If...

Section 52.029. Forfeiture of Rights - Sec. 52.029. FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS. The provisions of Subchapter F...

Section 52.030. Refund of Lease Money in Certain Situations - Sec. 52.030. REFUND OF LEASE MONEY IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. (a)...

Section 52.0301. Suspension of Terms of Lease in Certain Situations - Sec. 52.0301. SUSPENSION OF TERMS OF LEASE IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS....

Section 52.031. Extension of Lease by Commissioner - Sec. 52.031. EXTENSION OF LEASE BY COMMISSIONER. (a) At the...

Section 52.032. Regulation of Development and Operations - Sec. 52.032. REGULATION OF DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS. (a) Development and...

Section 52.033. Access to Land - Sec. 52.033. ACCESS TO LAND. (a) If it is necessary...

Section 52.034. Offset Wells - Sec. 52.034. OFFSET WELLS. (a) In this section: (1) "Horizontal...

Section 52.035. Agreements With U - Sec. 52.035. AGREEMENTS WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT. (a) The governor may...

Subchapter C. Development of Riverbeds and Channels

Section 52.071. Authority Over Riverbeds and Channels - Sec. 52.071. AUTHORITY OVER RIVERBEDS AND CHANNELS. The riverbeds and...

Section 52.072. State Policy - Sec. 52.072. STATE POLICY. (a) With regard to leases and...

Section 52.073. Area Subject to Lease - Sec. 52.073. AREA SUBJECT TO LEASE. Riverbeds and channels that...

Section 52.074. Size of Tract - Sec. 52.074. SIZE OF TRACT. Subject to the conditions in...

Section 52.076. Duty to Advertise - Sec. 52.076. DUTY TO ADVERTISE. (a) The board may: (1)...

Section 52.077. Special Fee - Sec. 52.077. SPECIAL FEE. Each bidder on a lease under...

Section 52.080. Forms for Lease and Contract - Sec. 52.080. FORMS FOR LEASE AND CONTRACT. Leases and contracts...

Section 52.082. Term of Lease - Sec. 52.082. TERM OF LEASE. A lease granted under this...

Section 52.083. Conditions of Lease - Sec. 52.083. CONDITIONS OF LEASE. Oil and gas shall only...

Section 52.084. Special Lease Provisions - Sec. 52.084. SPECIAL LEASE PROVISIONS. Each lease shall include the...

Section 52.085. Prevention of Pollution - Sec. 52.085. PREVENTION OF POLLUTION. (a) Each lease and contract...

Section 52.087. Determination of Lease Price and Delay Rentals - Sec. 52.087. DETERMINATION OF LEASE PRICE AND DELAY RENTALS. The...

Section 52.088. Royalty Rate - Sec. 52.088. ROYALTY RATE. The board shall set the royalty...

Section 52.090. Extension of Lease - Sec. 52.090. EXTENSION OF LEASE. A lease may be extended...

Section 52.091. Refund of Lease Money in Certain Situations - Sec. 52.091. REFUND OF LEASE MONEY IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. A...

Section 52.092. Power of Eminent Domain - Sec. 52.092. POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN. The board or any...

Section 52.093. Eminent Domain Purposes - Sec. 52.093. EMINENT DOMAIN PURPOSES. The board and any person,...

Section 52.094. Drilling Offset Well on Condemned Land - Sec. 52.094. DRILLING OFFSET WELL ON CONDEMNED LAND. (a) If...

Section 52.095. Rights of Parties to Condemnation - Sec. 52.095. RIGHTS OF PARTIES TO CONDEMNATION. It is the...

Section 52.096. Exclusion From Damages in Condemnation - Sec. 52.096. EXCLUSION FROM DAMAGES IN CONDEMNATION. In determining the...

Section 52.097. Injunction - Sec. 52.097. INJUNCTION. (a) No injunction may be granted against...

Section 52.098. Appeal - Sec. 52.098. APPEAL. (a) Either party to the suit for...

Section 52.099. Venue - Sec. 52.099. VENUE. The venue for any suit arising from...

Section 52.100. Effect of Subchapter - Sec. 52.100. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER. The provisions of this subchapter...

Subchapter D. Royalties

Section 52.131. Payment of Royalty Generally - Sec. 52.131. PAYMENT OF ROYALTY GENERALLY. (a) Royalties due under...

Section 52.132. Form of Payment - Sec. 52.132. FORM OF PAYMENT. Except as provided in Section...

Section 52.133. Payment of Royalty in Kind - Sec. 52.133. PAYMENT OF ROYALTY IN KIND. (a) Each oil...

Section 52.134. Filing Contracts and Agreements - Sec. 52.134. FILING CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS. Copies of contracts for...

Section 52.135. Inspections and Examinations - Sec. 52.135. INSPECTIONS AND EXAMINATIONS. (a) The books and accounts,...

Section 52.136. Lien - Sec. 52.136. LIEN. (a) The state has a statutory first...

Section 52.137. Suit After Protest - Sec. 52.137. SUIT AFTER PROTEST. (a) If a lessee, who...

Section 52.139. Limitations on Audit Assessments - Sec. 52.139. LIMITATIONS ON AUDIT ASSESSMENTS. (a) If an audit...

Section 52.140. Audit Information Confidential - Sec. 52.140. AUDIT INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a) All information secured, derived,...

Subchapter E. Unitization of Leased Areas

Section 52.151. Authorization to Operate Areas as Units - Sec. 52.151. AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE AREAS AS UNITS. (a) The...

Section 52.152. Approval of Agreements - Sec. 52.152. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS. (a) An agreement must be...

Section 52.153. Provisions of Agreement - Sec. 52.153. PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT. (a) An agreement executed under...

Section 52.154. Ratifications and Other Agreements - Sec. 52.154. RATIFICATIONS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS. (a) The board may...

Subchapter F. Relinquishment

Section 52.171. School and Asylum Lands - Sec. 52.171. SCHOOL AND ASYLUM LANDS. The state hereby constitutes...

Section 52.172. Sale and Lease by Agent - Sec. 52.172. SALE AND LEASE BY AGENT. The owner of...

Section 52.173. Offset Wells - Sec. 52.173. OFFSET WELLS. (a) In this section: (1) "Horizontal...

Section 52.174. Failure to Drill Offset - Sec. 52.174. FAILURE TO DRILL OFFSET. If such persons fail...

Section 52.175. Lease of Oil and Gas After Forfeiture - Sec. 52.175. LEASE OF OIL AND GAS AFTER FORFEITURE. When...

Section 52.176. Forfeiture of Rights - Sec. 52.176. FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS. If any person, firm, or...

Section 52.177. Rights of Subsequent Purchaser - Sec. 52.177. RIGHTS OF SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER. If one acquires a...

Section 52.178. Operation Under Permit - Sec. 52.178. OPERATION UNDER PERMIT. The owner of a permit...

Section 52.179. Lease Under Permit - Sec. 52.179. LEASE UNDER PERMIT. If oil or gas should...

Section 52.180. Payments Under Permit - Sec. 52.180. PAYMENTS UNDER PERMIT. The owner of a permit...

Section 52.181. Relinquishment Under Permit - Sec. 52.181. RELINQUISHMENT UNDER PERMIT. The owner of a permit...

Section 52.182. Damages to Soil - Sec. 52.182. DAMAGES TO SOIL. The payment of delay rentals...

Section 52.183. Effective Date of Lease - Sec. 52.183. EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEASE. No mineral lease executed...

Section 52.184. Statement of Consideration - Sec. 52.184. STATEMENT OF CONSIDERATION. No lease executed under this...

Section 52.185. University Land - Sec. 52.185. UNIVERSITY LAND. The provisions of this subchapter relating...

Section 52.186. Lease of Certain Minerals When Owner of the Soil Unavailable - Sec. 52.186. LEASE OF CERTAIN MINERALS WHEN OWNER OF THE...

Section 52.188. Assignments to the Owner of the Soil - Sec. 52.188. ASSIGNMENTS TO THE OWNER OF THE SOIL. (a)...

Section 52.189. Authority and Duties of Agent - Sec. 52.189. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF AGENT. (a) Prohibition Against...

Section 52.190. Lease by Owner of the Soil - Sec. 52.190. LEASE BY OWNER OF THE SOIL. (a) An...

Subchapter H. Lease Limitations

Section 52.291. Coverage - Sec. 52.291. COVERAGE. The following persons, agencies, and entities are...

Section 52.297. Compensation for Damages From Use of Surface - Sec. 52.297. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES FROM USE OF SURFACE. (a)...

Subchapter I. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Permit

Section 52.321. Definitions - Sec. 52.321. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Geophysical exploration" means...

Section 52.322. Permit Required for Exploration - Sec. 52.322. PERMIT REQUIRED FOR EXPLORATION. (a) Except for a...

Section 52.323. Application for Permit - Sec. 52.323. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. (a) The person responsible for...

Section 52.324. Authority of Commissioner - Sec. 52.324. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER. (a) The commissioner: (1) as...

Section 52.325. Permittee's Failure to Comply - Sec. 52.325. PERMITTEE'S FAILURE TO COMPLY. (a) If a permittee...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain Chapter 52 - Oil and Gas

Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain
Chapter 52 - Oil and Gas