Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas
Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable

Section 91.019. Standards for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Electrical Power Lines - Sec. 91.019. STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL...

Section 91.020. Electronic Geologic Data - Sec. 91.020. ELECTRONIC GEOLOGIC DATA. The commission shall work cooperatively...

Subchapter C. Standard Gas Measurement

Section 91.051. Title - Sec. 91.051. TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as the...

Section 91.052. Definition - Sec. 91.052. DEFINITION. (a) The term "cubic foot of gas"...

Section 91.053. Commission Determination - Sec. 91.053. COMMISSION DETERMINATION. The commission shall determine the average...

Section 91.054. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 91.054. NOTICE AND HEARING. On request of any interested...

Section 91.055. Findings and Rules - Sec. 91.055. FINDINGS AND RULES. On making the determination, the...

Section 91.056. Use of Findings and Field Rules - Sec. 91.056. USE OF FINDINGS AND FIELD RULES. (a) Any...

Section 91.057. Method of Reporting - Sec. 91.057. METHOD OF REPORTING. A person required to report...

Section 91.058. Sale, Purchase, Delivery, and Receipt of Gas - Sec. 91.058. SALE, PURCHASE, DELIVERY, AND RECEIPT OF GAS. (a)...

Section 91.059. Constitutionality - Sec. 91.059. CONSTITUTIONALITY. If the provisions of Section 91.058 of...

Section 91.061. Civil Suit - Sec. 91.061. CIVIL SUIT. None of these provisions shall prevent...

Section 91.062. Applicability of Certain Provisions - Sec. 91.062. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. None of the provisions...

Subchapter D. Prevention of Pollution

Section 91.101. Rules and Orders - Sec. 91.101. RULES AND ORDERS. Text of section effective until...

Section 91.101. Rules and Orders - Sec. 91.101. RULES AND ORDERS. Text of section effective upon...

Section 91.1011. Oil and Gas Waste - Sec. 91.1011. OIL AND GAS WASTE. Text of section effective...

Section 91.1012. Access to Property and Records - Sec. 91.1012. ACCESS TO PROPERTY AND RECORDS. Members and employees...

Section 91.1013. Application Fees - Sec. 91.1013. APPLICATION FEES. (a) With each application for a...

Section 91.1015. Groundwater Protection Requirements - Sec. 91.1015. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS. The commission shall adopt rules...

Section 91.1017. Location of Certain Pits - Sec. 91.1017. LOCATION OF CERTAIN PITS. The commission by rule...

Section 91.102. Additional Personnel - Sec. 91.102. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL. The commission is directed to employ...

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,...

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...

Section 91.1041. Individual Bond - Sec. 91.1041. INDIVIDUAL BOND. (a) A person required to file...

Section 91.1042. Blanket Bond - Sec. 91.1042. BLANKET BOND. (a) A person required to file...

Section 91.105. Bond Conditions - Sec. 91.105. BOND CONDITIONS. Each bond required by Section 91.103...

Section 91.106. Execution of Bond - Sec. 91.106. EXECUTION OF BOND. Each bond shall be executed...

Section 91.107. New Bond, Letter of Credit, or Cash Deposit - Sec. 91.107. NEW BOND, LETTER OF CREDIT, OR CASH DEPOSIT....

Section 91.108. Deposit and Use of Funds - Sec. 91.108. DEPOSIT AND USE OF FUNDS. Subject to the...

Section 91.109. Financial Security for Persons Involved in Activities Other Than Operation of Wells - Sec. 91.109. FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR PERSONS INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES OTHER...

Section 91.1091. Refund - Sec. 91.1091. REFUND. The commission shall refund the proceeds from...

Section 91.110. Oil and Gas Waste Reduction and Minimization - Sec. 91.110. OIL AND GAS WASTE REDUCTION AND MINIMIZATION. To...

Section 91.113. Investigation, Assessment, or Cleanup by Commission - Sec. 91.113. INVESTIGATION, ASSESSMENT, OR CLEANUP BY COMMISSION. (a) If...

Section 91.1131. Risk Assessment Standards - Sec. 91.1131. RISK ASSESSMENT STANDARDS. (a) The commission by rule...

Section 91.1132. Prioritization of High-Risk Wells - Sec. 91.1132. PRIORITIZATION OF HIGH-RISK WELLS. The commission by rule...

Section 91.114. Acceptance of Organization Report or Application for Permit; Approval of Certificate of Compliance; Revocation - Sec. 91.114. ACCEPTANCE OF ORGANIZATION REPORT OR APPLICATION FOR PERMIT;...

Section 91.115. First Lien on Equipment and Stored Hydrocarbons or Drill Cuttings - Sec. 91.115. FIRST LIEN ON EQUIPMENT AND STORED HYDROCARBONS OR...

Section 91.116. Notice of Commercial Surface Disposal Facility Permit Application - Sec. 91.116. NOTICE OF COMMERCIAL SURFACE DISPOSAL FACILITY PERMIT APPLICATION....

Section 91.117. Public Information Hearing on Application for Commercial Surface Disposal Facility Permit - Sec. 91.117. PUBLIC INFORMATION HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR COMMERCIAL SURFACE...

Subchapter E. Books, Records, and Reports

Section 91.141. Books and Records - Sec. 91.141. BOOKS AND RECORDS. (a) Owners and operators of...

Section 91.142. Report to Commission - Sec. 91.142. REPORT TO COMMISSION. (a) A person, firm, partnership,...

Section 91.143. False Applications, Reports, and Documents and Tampering With Gauges - Sec. 91.143. FALSE APPLICATIONS, REPORTS, AND DOCUMENTS AND TAMPERING WITH...

Subchapter F. Underground Natural Gas Storage and Conservation

Section 91.171. Short Title - Sec. 91.171. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 91.172. Declaration of Policy - Sec. 91.172. DECLARATION OF POLICY. The underground storage of natural...

Section 91.173. Definitions - Sec. 91.173. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Person" means any...

Section 91.174. Findings of Commission - Sec. 91.174. FINDINGS OF COMMISSION. (a) Any storer desiring to...

Section 91.175. Commission Jurisdiction - Sec. 91.175. COMMISSION JURISDICTION. The commission shall have jurisdiction to...

Section 91.176. Withdrawal of Native Gas - Sec. 91.176. WITHDRAWAL OF NATIVE GAS. A storer may withdraw...

Section 91.177. Storage Operations Must Be Bona Fide - Sec. 91.177. STORAGE OPERATIONS MUST BE BONA FIDE. (a) A...

Section 91.178. Relocation of Facilities - Sec. 91.178. RELOCATION OF FACILITIES. In the event the acquisition...

Section 91.179. Appropriation of Storage Facilities; Limitations - Sec. 91.179. APPROPRIATION OF STORAGE FACILITIES; LIMITATIONS. After an order...

Section 91.180. Institution of Condemnation Proceedings - Sec. 91.180. INSTITUTION OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS. (a) The finding by...

Section 91.182. Ownership of Stored Gas - Sec. 91.182. OWNERSHIP OF STORED GAS. All natural gas in...

Section 91.183. Rights of Purchasers of Native Gas - Sec. 91.183. RIGHTS OF PURCHASERS OF NATIVE GAS. (a) In...

Section 91.184. Abandonment - Sec. 91.184. ABANDONMENT. (a) When a storer has permanently abandoned...

Subchapter G. Underground Hydrocarbon Storage

Section 91.201. Definitions - Sec. 91.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Underground hydrocarbon storage...

Section 91.202. Policy - Sec. 91.202. POLICY. It is the policy of this state...

Section 91.203. Authority; Rules - Sec. 91.203. AUTHORITY; RULES. (a) The commission shall supervise or...

Section 91.204. Permits - Sec. 91.204. PERMITS. (a) The commission by rule may require...

Section 91.205. Authority to Enter Property - Sec. 91.205. AUTHORITY TO ENTER PROPERTY. Members and employees of...

Section 91.206. Authority to Examine Records - Sec. 91.206. AUTHORITY TO EXAMINE RECORDS. Members and employees of...

Section 91.207. Notice of Noncompliance - Sec. 91.207. NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) On receipt of notice...

Subchapter H. Underground Storage Facilities for Natural Gas

Section 91.251. Definitions - Sec. 91.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Intrastate gas pipeline...

Section 91.252. Commission Jurisdiction - Sec. 91.252. COMMISSION JURISDICTION. (a) The commission has jurisdiction over:...

Section 91.253. Commission Enforcement - Sec. 91.253. COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT. (a) In addition to other authority...

Section 91.254. Inspection; Examination; Credentials - Sec. 91.254. INSPECTION; EXAMINATION; CREDENTIALS. (a) The commission may inspect...

Section 91.255. Safety Standards and Practices - Sec. 91.255. SAFETY STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. (a) The commission by...

Section 91.256. Limitation on Powers of Municipalities and Counties - Sec. 91.256. LIMITATION ON POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES. A...

Section 91.257. Safety Procedure Manual - Sec. 91.257. SAFETY PROCEDURE MANUAL. The commission may require the...

Section 91.258. Records; Reports - Sec. 91.258. RECORDS; REPORTS. (a) An owner or operator of...

Section 91.259. Damage to Storage Facility; Disabling a Safety Device - Sec. 91.259. DAMAGE TO STORAGE FACILITY; DISABLING A SAFETY DEVICE....

Section 91.260. Injunction; Civil Penalty - Sec. 91.260. INJUNCTION; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general, at...

Section 91.261. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 91.261. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The commission may assess, as...

Section 91.262. Administrative Penalty Assessment Procedure - Sec. 91.262. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE. (a) An administrative penalty...

Section 91.263. Payment of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 91.263. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) Not later than...

Section 91.264. Judicial Review of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 91.264. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) Judicial review...

Subchapter J. Payment for Proceeds of Sale

Section 91.401. Definitions - Sec. 91.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Payee" means any...

Section 91.402. Time for Payment of Proceeds - Sec. 91.402. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF PROCEEDS. (a) The proceeds...

Section 91.403. Payment of Interest on Late Payments - Sec. 91.403. PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON LATE PAYMENTS. (a) If...

Section 91.404. Nonpayment of Oil and Gas Proceeds or Interest - Sec. 91.404. NONPAYMENT OF OIL AND GAS PROCEEDS OR INTEREST....

Section 91.405. Exemptions - Sec. 91.405. EXEMPTIONS. This subchapter does not apply to any...

Section 91.406. Attorney's Fees and Minimum Award - Sec. 91.406. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND MINIMUM AWARD. If a suit...

Section 91.407. Notice of Change of Payor - Sec. 91.407. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF PAYOR. (a) Following a...

Section 91.408. Information for Payees of Proceeds of Production From Certain Gas Wells - Sec. 91.408. INFORMATION FOR PAYEES OF PROCEEDS OF PRODUCTION FROM...

Subchapter K. Saltwater Disposal Pits

Section 91.451. Definition - Sec. 91.451. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "saltwater disposal pit" means...

Section 91.452. Prohibited Activity - Sec. 91.452. PROHIBITED ACTIVITY. Except as provided by this subchapter,...

Section 91.453. Commission Authorized - Sec. 91.453. COMMISSION AUTHORIZED. (a) On written application, the commission...

Section 91.454. Removal of Authorized Pits - Sec. 91.454. REMOVAL OF AUTHORIZED PITS. (a) A person who...

Section 91.455. Rules, Standards, and Specifications - Sec. 91.455. RULES, STANDARDS, AND SPECIFICATIONS. (a) The commission shall...

Section 91.456. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 91.456. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. If a person is operating a...

Section 91.457. Removal of Unauthorized Pit - Sec. 91.457. REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED PIT. (a) The commission may...

Section 91.458. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 91.458. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates Section...

Section 91.459. Civil Penalty - Sec. 91.459. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this...

Subchapter L. Royalty Reporting Standards

Section 91.5001. Definition - Sec. 91.5001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "payor" has the meaning...

Section 91.501. Information Required - Sec. 91.501. INFORMATION REQUIRED. If payment is made to a...

Section 91.502. Types of Information Provided - Sec. 91.502. TYPES OF INFORMATION PROVIDED. Each check stub, attachment...

Section 91.503. Lease, Property, or Well Description - Sec. 91.503. LEASE, PROPERTY, OR WELL DESCRIPTION. If a division...

Section 91.504. Providing Information About Payment Deductions and Adjustments, Heating Value, or Lease Identification - Sec. 91.504. PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT PAYMENT DEDUCTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS, HEATING...

Section 91.505. Providing Other Information - Sec. 91.505. PROVIDING OTHER INFORMATION. If a royalty interest owner...

Section 91.506. Exemption - Sec. 91.506. EXEMPTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 91.507. Enforcement - Sec. 91.507. ENFORCEMENT. (a) A royalty interest owner who does...

Subchapter M. Electric Logs

Section 91.551. Definitions - Sec. 91.551. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this subchapter: (1) "Well" means...

Section 91.552. Electric Logs Required to Be Filed; Criteria - Sec. 91.552. ELECTRIC LOGS REQUIRED TO BE FILED; CRITERIA. (a)...

Section 91.553. Availability of Electric Logs - Sec. 91.553. AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRIC LOGS. (a) Except as specifically...

Section 91.554. Availability of Confidential Electric Logs - Sec. 91.554. AVAILABILITY OF CONFIDENTIAL ELECTRIC LOGS. If the commission...

Section 91.555. Management and Storage of Electric Logs - Sec. 91.555. MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE OF ELECTRIC LOGS. The commission...

Section 91.556. Enforcement - Sec. 91.556. ENFORCEMENT. If an operator fails to file an...

Subchapter N. Oil and Gas Hazardous Waste

Section 91.601. Definitions - Sec. 91.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Oil and gas...

Section 91.602. Rules - Sec. 91.602. RULES. (a) To protect human health and the...

Section 91.603. Access to Property and Records - Sec. 91.603. ACCESS TO PROPERTY AND RECORDS. (a) A member...

Section 91.604. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 91.604. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who knowingly violates...

Section 91.605. Hazardous Oil and Gas Waste Generation Fee - Sec. 91.605. HAZARDOUS OIL AND GAS WASTE GENERATION FEE. (a)...

Subchapter O. Railroad Commission Voluntary Cleanup Program

Section 91.651. Definitions - Sec. 91.651. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Contaminant" includes a...

Section 91.652. Purpose - Sec. 91.652. PURPOSE. The purpose of the voluntary cleanup program...

Section 91.653. Eligibility for Voluntary Cleanup Program - Sec. 91.653. ELIGIBILITY FOR VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM. (a) Any site...

Section 91.654. Application to Participate in Voluntary Cleanup Program - Sec. 91.654. APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM. (a)...

Section 91.655. Rejection of Application - Sec. 91.655. REJECTION OF APPLICATION. (a) The commission may reject...

Section 91.656. Voluntary Cleanup Agreement - Sec. 91.656. VOLUNTARY CLEANUP AGREEMENT. (a) Before the commission evaluates...

Section 91.657. Termination of Agreement; Cost Recovery - Sec. 91.657. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT; COST RECOVERY. (a) The commission...

Section 91.658. Voluntary Cleanup Work Plans and Reports - Sec. 91.658. VOLUNTARY CLEANUP WORK PLANS AND REPORTS. (a) After...

Section 91.659. Certificate of Completion - Sec. 91.659. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. (a) If the commission determines...

Section 91.660. Persons Released From Liability - Sec. 91.660. PERSONS RELEASED FROM LIABILITY. (a) A person who...

Section 91.661. Permit Not Required - Sec. 91.661. PERMIT NOT REQUIRED. (a) A state or local...

Subchapter P. Certificate of Compliance

Section 91.701. Well Owners and Operators Certificates - Sec. 91.701. WELL OWNERS AND OPERATORS CERTIFICATES. The owner or...

Section 91.702. Prohibited Connection - Sec. 91.702. PROHIBITED CONNECTION. No operator of a pipeline or...

Section 91.703. Temporary Connection - Sec. 91.703. TEMPORARY CONNECTION. The provisions of this subchapter do...

Section 91.704. Cancellation of Certificate - Sec. 91.704. CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE. The commission may cancel any...

Section 91.705. Effect of Cancellation on Operator of Pipeline or Other Carrier - Sec. 91.705. EFFECT OF CANCELLATION ON OPERATOR OF PIPELINE OR...

Section 91.706. Effect of Cancellation on Owner or Operator of Well - Sec. 91.706. EFFECT OF CANCELLATION ON OWNER OR OPERATOR OF...

Section 91.707. Fee for Reissued Certificate - Sec. 91.707. FEE FOR REISSUED CERTIFICATE. (a) If a certificate...

Subchapter Q. Notice of Permit for Certain Oil and Gas Operations

Section 91.751. Definition - Sec. 91.751. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "surface owner" means the...

Section 91.752. Applicability - Sec. 91.752. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to the drilling...

Section 91.753. Notice Required - Sec. 91.753. NOTICE REQUIRED. (a) Not later than the 15th...

Section 91.754. Address for Notice - Sec. 91.754. ADDRESS FOR NOTICE. The notice must be given...

Section 91.755. Commission Permits and Rights of Owner of Mineral Estate Not Affected - Sec. 91.755. COMMISSION PERMITS AND RIGHTS OF OWNER OF MINERAL...

Subchapter R. Authorization for Multiple or Alternative Uses of Wells

Section 91.801. Rules Authorizing Multiple or Alternative Uses of Wells - Sec. 91.801. RULES AUTHORIZING MULTIPLE OR ALTERNATIVE USES OF WELLS....

Section 91.802. Law Applicable to Geologic Storage Facilities and Associated Injection Wells - Sec. 91.802. LAW APPLICABLE TO GEOLOGIC STORAGE FACILITIES AND ASSOCIATED...

Subchapter S. Disclosure of Composition of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids

Section 91.851. Disclosure of Composition of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids - Sec. 91.851. DISCLOSURE OF COMPOSITION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUIDS. (a)...

Subchapter T. Saltwater Pipelines

Section 91.901. Definitions - Sec. 91.901. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Saltwater pipeline facility"...

Section 91.902. Pipeline on Public Road - Sec. 91.902. PIPELINE ON PUBLIC ROAD. A saltwater pipeline operator...

Section 91.903. Relocation of Saltwater Pipeline Facility for Certain Purposes - Sec. 91.903. RELOCATION OF SALTWATER PIPELINE FACILITY FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES....

Section 91.904. Construction of Subchapter - Sec. 91.904. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter may not be...

Section 91.905. Application of Other Law - Sec. 91.905. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Section 212.153(e), Local Government...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable

Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas
Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable