Sec. 86.094. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE TAKE ABOVE ALLOWABLE. If unforeseen contingencies increase the demand for gas required by a distributor, transporter, or purchaser to an amount in excess of the total allowable production of the wells in a prorated reservoir to which the person is connected, the distributor, transporter, or purchaser may increase the person's take ratably from all these wells in order to supply the person's demand for gas, provided that notice of the increase and the amount of the increase are given to the commission within five days; and provided further, the commission shall adjust the inequality of withdrawals caused by the increase in fixing the allowable production of the various wells in the common reservoir or zone.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2537, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 881 (S.B. 1170), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas
Chapter 86 - Regulation of Natural Gas
Subchapter D. Production of Gas
Section 86.081. Regulation of Production
Section 86.082. Exercise of Authority to Prevent Waste
Section 86.083. Exercise of Authority to Adjust Correlative Rights and Opportunities
Section 86.084. Determination of Status of Production
Section 86.085. Determination of Demand and Volume
Section 86.086. Monthly Reservoir Allowable
Section 86.087. Monthly Well Allowable
Section 86.088. Daily Allowable
Section 86.089. Factors in Determining Allowable
Section 86.090. Authorizing Overproduction and Underproduction
Section 86.091. Marginal Gas Well and Limits on Well Restrictions
Section 86.093. Effect of Oil and Gas Stratum on Gas Only Stratum
Section 86.094. Authority to Increase Take Above Allowable
Section 86.095. Zoning Common Reservoirs