Sec. 89.044. RIGHT TO ENTER ON LAND. (a) The commission or its employees or agents, the operator, or the nonoperator, on proper identification, may enter the land of another for the purpose of plugging or replugging a well that has not been properly plugged.
(b) A prospective operator who has been authorized under Section 89.047 to conduct a surface inspection of a well, on proper identification, may enter the land of another for the sole purpose of conducting the inspection.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2554, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5256, ch. 967, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5407, ch. 1002, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 267 (H.B. 2161), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2006.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of the Commission
Section 89.041. Determining Proper Plugging
Section 89.042. Commission Order to Plug
Section 89.043. Plugging by Commission
Section 89.044. Right to Enter on Land
Section 89.045. Liability for Damages
Section 89.046. Penalties and Other Relief