Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Estates Code § 1160.060: AMENDMENT OF LEASE REGARDING EFFECT OF SHUT-IN GAS WELL.

Where this section sits in the code

ESTATES CODE
TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES
SUBTITLE E. ADMINISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP
CHAPTER 1160. MATTERS RELATING TO MINERAL PROPERTIES
SUBCHAPTER B. MINERAL LEASES AFTER PUBLIC NOTICE

(a) An oil, gas, and mineral lease executed by a guardian of an estate may be amended by an instrument that provides that a shut-in gas well on the land covered by the lease or on land pooled with all or part of the land covered by the lease continues the lease in effect after the lease's five-year primary term.

(b) The guardian of the estate, with court approval, shall execute the instrument according to the terms and conditions prescribed in the instrument.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 846 (H.B. 2780), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:08Z. Source file · JSON

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