Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 52.131 — PAYMENT OF ROYALTY GENERALLY

NR § 52.131Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part D. DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN · Ch. 52. OIL AND GAS · Art. D. ROYALTIES

Statute text

(a)Royalties due under a lease of state land or minerals that are required to be paid to the land office, including leases on land on which a free royalty is reserved pursuant to Section 51.201 or 51.054 of this title, shall be due and shall be paid as provided in this section.

(b)The commissioner shall by rule set the date for making royalty payments and for filing any reports, documents, or other records required to be filed by the commissioner. However, the commissioner may not set the due date for royalty on oil before the 5th day of the second month succeeding the month of production and may not set the due date for royalty on gas before the 15th day of the second month succeeding the month of production.

(c)Royalty payments shall be accompanied by:

(1)an affidavit of the owner, manager, or other authorized agent, completed in the form and manner required by the land office and showing the gross amount and disposition of all oil and gas produced and the market value of the oil and gas;

(2)a copy of all documents, records, or reports required by the land office, confirming the gross production, disposition, and market value, including gas meter readings, pipeline receipts, gas line receipts, and other checks or memoranda of amount produced and put into pipelines, tanks, pools, and gas lines or gas storage;

(3)a check stub, schedule, summary, or other remittance advice showing by the assigned land office lease number the amount of royalty being paid on each lease; and

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Legislative history

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2455, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 42, 43, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 23, 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.