Sec. 111.089. DISCRIMINATION AS TO ROYALTY OIL. (a) In making purchases of royalty oil, a common purchaser shall comply with the provisions of this subchapter, Subchapters C, F, and G of this chapter, and Sections 111.004, 111.025, 111.131 through 111.133, 111.136, 111.137, and 111.140 of this code, and shall not discriminate between royalty owners or landowners or both in making those purchases.
(b) No common purchaser may unreasonably delay payments to a royalty owner or landowner or both in purchases of said oil or gas.
(c) In addition to other penalties, the royalty owner or landowner or both have a cause of action for violation of this section against the common purchaser for damages and may file suit for damages in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the royalty lies.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2584, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations
Chapter 111 - Common Carriers, Public Utilities, and Common Purchasers
Subchapter D. Common Purchasers
Section 111.081. Definition of Common Purchaser
Section 111.082. Purpose for Including Certain Entities Under Regulation as Common Purchasers
Section 111.083. Duty of Certain Common Purchasers
Section 111.084. Operation of Gathering Systems for Crude Petroleum
Section 111.085. Applicability of Rate Provisions to Certain Common Purchasers
Section 111.086. Discrimination Between Persons and Fields
Section 111.087. Conditions in Taking Production
Section 111.088. Commission Relief
Section 111.089. Discrimination as to Royalty Oil
Section 111.090. Compliance by Common Purchasers
Section 111.091. Prevention of Discrimination
Section 111.092. Injunction to Prevent Discrimination
Section 111.093. Forfeiture of Charter of Domestic Corporation
Section 111.094. Forfeiture of Charter of Foreign Corporation