Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 89.012 · Subchapter B. DUTY TO PLUG WELLS
DUTY OF NONOPERATOR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If the operator of a well fails to comply with Section 89.011 of this code, each nonoperator is responsible for his proportionate share of the cost of the proper plugging of the well within a reasonable time, according to the rules of the commission in effect at the time the responsibility attaches.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2553, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.89.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 7e5d41654bf8885f4929bfa3f2e87e6bbf4ced66c69a4586244128c7b158aeca
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Natural Resources Code
Cited by 1 provision
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 89.012. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Natural Resources Code
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.