Sec. 91.014. PETITION TO RESTRAIN WASTE. (a) In addition to any other penalties, a district judge, in term time or vacation time, shall hear and determine any petition that is filed to restrain the waste of gas in violation of this subchapter and may issue mandatory or restraining orders that in his judgment are necessary.
(b) The petition may be filed by any citizen of this state and does not have to allege further financial interest of the petitioner in the state's natural resources than that possessed in common with all citizens of the state.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2561, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas
Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable
Subchapter B. Duties Relating to Oil and Gas Wells
Section 91.0115. Casing; Letter of Determination
Section 91.012. Water in Wells
Section 91.013. Plugging and Shutting in Wells by Others
Section 91.014. Petition to Restrain Waste
Section 91.015. Prevention of Waste
Section 91.016. Confining Gas to Original Stratum
Section 91.017. Using Gas in the Open Air
Section 91.019. Standards for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Electrical Power Lines