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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 85.001. Definitions - Sec. 85.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means...
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 85.011. Supervisors, Deputy Supervisors, and Umpires - Sec. 85.011. SUPERVISORS, DEPUTY SUPERVISORS, AND UMPIRES. The commission shall...
Section 85.012. Assistants and Clerical Help - Sec. 85.012. ASSISTANTS AND CLERICAL HELP. The commission shall employ...
Section 85.013. Persons Enforcing Rules and Orders - Sec. 85.013. PERSONS ENFORCING RULES AND ORDERS. A person entrusted...
Subchapter C. Provisions Generally Applicable to the Conservation of Oil and Gas
Section 85.041. Acts Prohibited in Violation of Laws, Rules, and Orders - Sec. 85.041. ACTS PROHIBITED IN VIOLATION OF LAWS, RULES, AND...
Section 85.042. Rules and Orders - Sec. 85.042. RULES AND ORDERS. (a) The commission may promulgate...
Section 85.043. Application of Certain Rules and Orders - Sec. 85.043. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES AND ORDERS. If the...
Section 85.044. Exempt Purchases - Sec. 85.044. EXEMPT PURCHASES. The provisions of Sections 85.041 through...
Section 85.045. Waste Illegal and Prohibited - Sec. 85.045. WASTE ILLEGAL AND PROHIBITED. The production, storage, or...
Section 85.046. Waste - Sec. 85.046. WASTE. (a) The term "waste," among other things,...
Section 85.047. Exclusion From Definition of Waste - Sec. 85.047. EXCLUSION FROM DEFINITION OF WASTE. The use of...
Section 85.048. Authority to Limit Production - Sec. 85.048. AUTHORITY TO LIMIT PRODUCTION. (a) Under the provisions...
Section 85.049. Hearing - Sec. 85.049. HEARING. (a) On verified complaint of any person...
Section 85.050. Procedure at Hearing - Sec. 85.050. PROCEDURE AT HEARING. (a) At the hearing, interested...
Section 85.051. Adoption of Rule or Order - Sec. 85.051. ADOPTION OF RULE OR ORDER. If the commission...
Section 85.052. Compliance With Rule or Order - Sec. 85.052. COMPLIANCE WITH RULE OR ORDER. From and after...
Section 85.053. Distribution, Proration, and Apportionment of Allowable Production - Sec. 85.053. DISTRIBUTION, PRORATION, AND APPORTIONMENT OF ALLOWABLE PRODUCTION. (a)...
Section 85.054. Allowable Production of Oil - Sec. 85.054. ALLOWABLE PRODUCTION OF OIL. (a) To prevent unreasonable...
Section 85.055. Allowable Production of Gas - Sec. 85.055. ALLOWABLE PRODUCTION OF GAS. (a) If, on written...
Section 85.058. Commission Inquiry and Determination - Sec. 85.058. COMMISSION INQUIRY AND DETERMINATION. From time to time,...
Section 85.059. Records - Sec. 85.059. RECORDS. Each person who produces, stores, transports, refines,...
Section 85.060. Sworn Statements and Reports - Sec. 85.060. SWORN STATEMENTS AND REPORTS. The commission may require...
Section 85.061. Inspection and Gauging - Sec. 85.061. INSPECTION AND GAUGING. The commission may require any...
Section 85.062. Examination of Books and Records - Sec. 85.062. EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS. The commission and...
Section 85.063. Violations by Corporations - Sec. 85.063. VIOLATIONS BY CORPORATIONS. (a) The failure of a...
Section 85.064. Action Against Corporation - Sec. 85.064. ACTION AGAINST CORPORATION. (a) If he determines that...
Section 85.065. Informal Complaint Process Regarding Loss of or Inability to Account for Natural Gas Gathered or Transported - Sec. 85.065. INFORMAL COMPLAINT PROCESS REGARDING LOSS OF OR INABILITY...
Subchapter D. Marginal Wells
Section 85.121. Definitions - Sec. 85.121. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this subchapter, "marginal well" means...
Section 85.122. Wells Considered as Marginal Wells - Sec. 85.122. WELLS CONSIDERED AS MARGINAL WELLS. Wells that are...
Section 85.123. Curtailment of Marginal Well Production as Waste - Sec. 85.123. CURTAILMENT OF MARGINAL WELL PRODUCTION AS WASTE. To...
Section 85.124. Rules and Orders Restricting Marginal Wells - Sec. 85.124. RULES AND ORDERS RESTRICTING MARGINAL WELLS. No rule...
Subchapter F. Rules and Orders of the Commission
Section 85.201. Adoption of Rules and Orders - Sec. 85.201. ADOPTION OF RULES AND ORDERS. The commission shall...
Section 85.202. Purposes of Rules and Orders - Sec. 85.202. PURPOSES OF RULES AND ORDERS. (a) The rules...
Section 85.203. Considerations in Adopting Rules and Orders to Prevent Waste - Sec. 85.203. CONSIDERATIONS IN ADOPTING RULES AND ORDERS TO PREVENT...
Section 85.204. Prohibited Rules and Orders - Sec. 85.204. PROHIBITED RULES AND ORDERS. The commission is not...
Section 85.205. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 85.205. NOTICE AND HEARING. No rule or order pertaining...
Section 85.206. Emergency Order - Sec. 85.206. EMERGENCY ORDER. (a) If the commission finds an...
Subchapter G. Suits Challenging the Validity of Laws and Orders
Section 85.241. Suits by Interested Persons - Sec. 85.241. SUITS BY INTERESTED PERSONS. Any interested person who...
Section 85.242. Expeditious Trial - Sec. 85.242. EXPEDITIOUS TRIAL. A suit brought under Section 85.241...
Section 85.243. Burden of Proof - Sec. 85.243. BURDEN OF PROOF. In the trial of a...
Section 85.244. Conditions for Injunctive Relief - Sec. 85.244. CONDITIONS FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. No temporary restraining order,...
Section 85.245. Notice to Commission - Sec. 85.245. NOTICE TO COMMISSION. (a) At the time a...
Section 85.246. Intervention in Suit - Sec. 85.246. INTERVENTION IN SUIT. In the discretion of the...
Section 85.247. Rules and Orders Prima Facie Valid - Sec. 85.247. RULES AND ORDERS PRIMA FACIE VALID. The rule...
Section 85.248. Bond - Sec. 85.248. BOND. Before an order granting injunctive relief against...
Section 85.249. Conditions of Bond - Sec. 85.249. CONDITIONS OF BOND. (a) In determining the amount...
Section 85.250. Changing Amount, Parties, and Sureties - Sec. 85.250. CHANGING AMOUNT, PARTIES, AND SURETIES. On a motion...
Section 85.251. Suits on Bonds - Sec. 85.251. SUITS ON BONDS. A suit on a bond...
Section 85.252. Inadmissible Evidence - Sec. 85.252. INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE. A finding by the court that...
Section 85.253. Appeal - Sec. 85.253. APPEAL. After notice and hearing on an application...
Section 85.254. Appeal Has Precedence - Sec. 85.254. APPEAL HAS PRECEDENCE. The appeal is returnable at...
Section 85.255. Early Decision by Court of Appeals - Sec. 85.255. EARLY DECISION BY COURT OF APPEALS. The court...
Section 85.257. Certified Questions and Writs of Error - Sec. 85.257. CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND WRITS OF ERROR. (a) If...
Section 85.258. Authority of Court of Appeals to Issue Writs - Sec. 85.258. AUTHORITY OF COURT OF APPEALS TO ISSUE WRITS....
Section 85.259. Issuance of Writs by Court of Appeals - Sec. 85.259. ISSUANCE OF WRITS BY COURT OF APPEALS. If...
Subchapter H. Receivership
Section 85.291. Request for Receiver - Sec. 85.291. REQUEST FOR RECEIVER. If a rule or order...
Section 85.292. Appointment of Receiver and Bond - Sec. 85.292. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER AND BOND. After an application...
Section 85.293. Duties of Receiver - Sec. 85.293. DUTIES OF RECEIVER. As soon as the receiver...
Section 85.294. Dissolution of Receivership - Sec. 85.294. DISSOLUTION OF RECEIVERSHIP. A party whose property is...
Subchapter I. Damages
Section 85.321. Suit for Damages - Sec. 85.321. SUIT FOR DAMAGES. A party who owns an...
Subchapter J. Injunctions
Section 85.351. Suit for Injunction - Sec. 85.351. SUIT FOR INJUNCTION. (a) If it appears that...
Section 85.352. Types of Court Orders - Sec. 85.352. TYPES OF COURT ORDERS. In the suit, the...
Section 85.353. Appointment of Receiver - Sec. 85.353. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER. (a) The violation by a...
Subchapter K. Penalties, Imprisonment, and Confinement
Section 85.381. Penalty for Violation of Laws, Rules, and Orders - Sec. 85.381. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF LAWS, RULES, AND ORDERS....
Section 85.382. Venue - Sec. 85.382. VENUE. The penalty provided in Section 85.381 of...
Section 85.383. Suit - Sec. 85.383. SUIT. By direction of the commission, the suit...
Section 85.3855. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 85.3855. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The commission may impose an...
Section 85.386. Forging Names on Permits and Tenders - Sec. 85.386. FORGING NAMES ON PERMITS AND TENDERS. A person...
Section 85.387. Procuring Tenders and Permits - Sec. 85.387. PROCURING TENDERS AND PERMITS. A person shall be...
Section 85.388. Possessing a Forged Permit or Tender - Sec. 85.388. POSSESSING A FORGED PERMIT OR TENDER. Any person...
Section 85.389. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 85.389. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who is not...