Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 89.051 · Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION
RULEMAKING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to regulate and monitor inactive wells under this chapter.
(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commission shall consider:
(1) the risk to public safety or the environment;
(2) wellbore and wellhead integrity, including the ability to monitor casing pressure; and
(3) regional risk considerations, including penetration of corrosive or over-pressured formations and completion in zones containing hydrogen sulfide.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1001 (S.B. 1150), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.89.htm
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- 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
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