Texas Water Code
§ 27.036 — JURISDICTION OVER BRINE MINING
WA § 27.036Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Ch. 27. INJECTION WELLS · Art. C. OIL AND GAS WASTE; INJECTION WELLS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Brine mining" means the production of brine, including naturally occurring brine and brine extracted by the solution of a subsurface salt formation, for the purpose of extracting from a subsurface formation elements, salts, or other useful substances, not including:
(A)oil, gas, or any product of oil or gas as defined by Section 85.001, Natural Resources Code; or
(B)fluid oil and gas waste, as defined by Section 122.001, Natural Resources Code.
(2)"Class V brine injection well" means a well that injects spent, naturally occurring brine produced by a brine mining operation into the same formation from which it was withdrawn after extraction of elements, salts, or other useful substances, including halogens or halogen salts.
(b)The railroad commission has jurisdiction over brine mining and may issue permits for brine production wells and injection wells used for brine mining.
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (S.B. 1186), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2023.