Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.016 · Subchapter B. DUTIES RELATING TO OIL AND GAS WELLS
CONFINING GAS TO ORIGINAL STRATUM.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If gas located in a gas-bearing stratum known to contain gas in paying quantities is encountered in a well drilled for oil or gas in this state, the gas shall be confined to its original stratum until it can be produced and used without waste.
(b) Gas-bearing strata shall be adequately protected from infiltrating water.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2561, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
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.91.htm
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