Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 89.022 — PLUGGING OF INACTIVE WELLS REQUIRED
NR § 89.022Title 3. OIL AND GAS · Part B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS · Ch. 89. ABANDONED WELLS · Art. B-1. PLUGGING OF CERTAIN INACTIVE WELLS
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Section 89.023, on or before the date the operator is required to renew the operator's organization report required by Section 91.142, an operator of an inactive well must plug the well in accordance with statutes and commission rules in effect at the time of plugging.
(b)Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person who assumes responsibility for the physical operation and control of an existing inactive well must satisfy the requirements of Sections 89.023(a)(1) and (3) not later than six months after the date the commission approves the initial form described by Section 89.002(a)(2) and filed with the commission under which the person assumes responsibility for the well.
(c)The commission may not renew or approve the organization report required by Section 91.142 for an operator that fails to comply with the requirements of this subchapter.
(d)Before the commission issues an order refusing to renew an operator's organization report under Subsection (c), an authorized commission employee or a person designated by the commission for that purpose must determine whether the operator has failed to comply with the requirements of this subchapter. If the authorized commission employee or designated person determines that the organization report does not qualify for renewal on that ground, the authorized commission employee or designated person must:
(1)notify the operator of the determination;
(2)provide the operator with a written statement of the reasons the organization report does not qualify for renewal; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 562 (H.B. 3134), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.