Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 86.002 — DEFINITIONS

NR § 86.002Title 3. OIL AND GAS · Part B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS · Ch. 86. REGULATION OF NATURAL GAS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"Oil" means crude petroleum oil.

(2)"Gas" means natural gas.

(3)"Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(4)"Common reservoir" means all or part of any oil or gas field or oil and gas field that comprises and includes any area that is underlaid or that, from geological or other scientific data or experiments or from drilling operations or other evidence, appears to be underlaid by a common pool or accumulation of oil or gas or oil and gas.

(5)"Gas well" means a well that:

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Legislative history

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2531, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.