Sec. 91.015. PREVENTION OF WASTE. Operators, contractors, drillers, pipeline companies, and gas distributing companies that drill for or produce oil or gas or pipe oil or gas for any purpose shall use every possible precaution in accordance with the most approved methods to stop and prevent waste of oil, gas, or both oil and gas in drilling and producing operations, storage, piping, and distribution and shall not wastefully use oil or gas or allow oil or gas to leak or escape from natural reservoirs, wells, tanks, containers, or pipes.
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