Sec. 88.053. PROHIBITED EVASION OR PREVENTION OF ACCURATE MEASUREMENT. No person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may use a method or device to evade or prevent obtaining the accurate measurement as provided in Section 88.052 of this code.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2548, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas
Chapter 88 - Control of Oil Property
Subchapter C. Practices Prohibited in the Production of Oil and Gas
Section 88.051. Production Prohibited in Excess of Allowable Amount
Section 88.052. Prohibited Passage From Control of Producer Without Measurement and Record of Amount
Section 88.053. Prohibited Evasion or Prevention of Accurate Measurement
Section 88.0531. Criminal Penalty
Section 88.054. Passage From Control of Producer Prohibited if Tank Not Under His Control