Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas
Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 86.001. Declaration of Policy - Sec. 86.001. DECLARATION OF POLICY. In recognition of past, present,...

Section 86.002. Definitions - Sec. 86.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Oil" means crude...

Section 86.003. Determination of Separate Wells - Sec. 86.003. DETERMINATION OF SEPARATE WELLS. If oil or gas,...

Section 86.004. Applicability - Sec. 86.004. APPLICABILITY. The provisions in this chapter do not...

Subchapter B. Waste of Gas

Section 86.011. Prohibition Against Waste - Sec. 86.011. PROHIBITION AGAINST WASTE. The production, transportation, or use...

Section 86.012. Definition of Waste - Sec. 86.012. DEFINITION OF WASTE. (a) The term "waste" includes:...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 86.041. In General - Sec. 86.041. IN GENERAL. The commission has broad discretion in...

Section 86.042. Rules and Orders - Sec. 86.042. RULES AND ORDERS. The commission shall adopt and...

Section 86.043. Determining Gas-Oil Ratio - Sec. 86.043. DETERMINING GAS-OIL RATIO. The commission may fix and...

Section 86.044. Weather Emergency Preparedness - Sec. 86.044. WEATHER EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. (a) In this section, "gas...

Subchapter D. Production of Gas

Section 86.081. Regulation of Production - Sec. 86.081. REGULATION OF PRODUCTION. (a) For the protection of...

Section 86.082. Exercise of Authority to Prevent Waste - Sec. 86.082. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY TO PREVENT WASTE. The commission...

Section 86.083. Exercise of Authority to Adjust Correlative Rights and Opportunities - Sec. 86.083. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY TO ADJUST CORRELATIVE RIGHTS AND...

Section 86.084. Determination of Status of Production - Sec. 86.084. DETERMINATION OF STATUS OF PRODUCTION. (a) The commission,...

Section 86.085. Determination of Demand and Volume - Sec. 86.085. DETERMINATION OF DEMAND AND VOLUME. On or before...

Section 86.086. Monthly Reservoir Allowable - Sec. 86.086. MONTHLY RESERVOIR ALLOWABLE. After determining demand for and...

Section 86.087. Monthly Well Allowable - Sec. 86.087. MONTHLY WELL ALLOWABLE. The monthly reservoir allowable shall...

Section 86.088. Daily Allowable - Sec. 86.088. DAILY ALLOWABLE. The daily market demand for gas...

Section 86.089. Factors in Determining Allowable - Sec. 86.089. FACTORS IN DETERMINING ALLOWABLE. (a) In determining the...

Section 86.090. Authorizing Overproduction and Underproduction - Sec. 86.090. AUTHORIZING OVERPRODUCTION AND UNDERPRODUCTION. (a) In order to...

Section 86.091. Marginal Gas Well and Limits on Well Restrictions - Sec. 86.091. MARGINAL GAS WELL AND LIMITS ON WELL RESTRICTIONS....

Section 86.093. Effect of Oil and Gas Stratum on Gas Only Stratum - Sec. 86.093. EFFECT OF OIL AND GAS STRATUM ON GAS...

Section 86.094. Authority to Increase Take Above Allowable - Sec. 86.094. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE TAKE ABOVE ALLOWABLE. If unforeseen...

Section 86.095. Zoning Common Reservoirs - Sec. 86.095. ZONING COMMON RESERVOIRS. (a) The commission shall zone...

Section 86.096. Failure to Use or Sell Allowable Production - Sec. 86.096. FAILURE TO USE OR SELL ALLOWABLE PRODUCTION. If...

Section 86.097. Production of Gas From Oil Well - Sec. 86.097. PRODUCTION OF GAS FROM OIL WELL. No person...

Subchapter E. Meter and Pressure Tests

Section 86.141. Duty to Test Gas Wells - Sec. 86.141. DUTY TO TEST GAS WELLS. The commission may...

Section 86.142. Test Requirements - Sec. 86.142. TEST REQUIREMENTS. A test to determine the deliverability...

Section 86.143. Test Reports - Sec. 86.143. TEST REPORTS. (a) Verified reports of the tests...

Section 86.144. Demanding Second Test - Sec. 86.144. DEMANDING SECOND TEST. A person producing gas from...

Section 86.145. Duty to Test Meter - Sec. 86.145. DUTY TO TEST METER. The commission shall require...

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....

Section 86.182. Use of Sour Gas - Sec. 86.182. USE OF SOUR GAS. In addition to the...

Section 86.183. Use of Casinghead Gas - Sec. 86.183. USE OF CASINGHEAD GAS. Casinghead gas may be...

Section 86.184. Use as Gas Lift - Sec. 86.184. USE AS GAS LIFT. (a) A producer of...

Section 86.185. Prohibition Against Gas in Air - Sec. 86.185. PROHIBITION AGAINST GAS IN AIR. No gas from...

Subchapter G. Enforcement; Judicial Review

Section 86.221. Unauthorized Production Prohibited - Sec. 86.221. UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCTION PROHIBITED. No person may produce gas...

Section 86.222. Penalties - Sec. 86.222. PENALTIES. (a) Any person who violates a provision...

Section 86.223. Suit for Penalty - Sec. 86.223. SUIT FOR PENALTY. The penalty may be recovered...

Section 86.224. Suit for Injunction - Sec. 86.224. SUIT FOR INJUNCTION. A violation or threatened violation...

Section 86.225. Judicial Review - Sec. 86.225. JUDICIAL REVIEW. Any person affected by an order...