Sec. 88.055. PRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT FLARE. If the gas from a well producing both oil and gas is not trapped and used and the gas is capable of being burned in a flare, no person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may produce oil from the well at any time without simultaneously and continuously burning a flare to consume all gas that otherwise would be permitted to escape into the open air. The Railroad Commission of Texas shall have the authority to grant exceptions to this section.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2549, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 565, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.
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